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Jim Davies (other)
Jim Davies may refer to: Sports *Jim Davies (footballer) (1926–2010), Australian rules footballer *Jim Davies (rugby), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s, and rugby league coach of the 1920s * Jimmy Davies (racing driver) (1929–1966), American racecar driver in Champ cars, and midgets Other *Jim Davies (computer scientist), Professor of Software Engineering, University of Oxford *Jim Davies (cognitive scientist), professor at Carleton University *Jim Davies (musician) (born 1973), guitarist for bands The Prodigy and Pitchshifter *Jimmy Davies (RAF officer) (1913–1940), first American-born airman to die in World War II combat See also * Jimmy Davies (other) * James Davies (other) James Davies may refer to: Sports * James Davies (footballer, born 1845) (1845–c. 1910), Wrexham F.C. and Wales footballer * James Davies (cyclist, born 1906) (1906–1999), Canadian Olympic cyclist * James Davies (cyclist, born 1934) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (footballer)
James Dalis Davies (6 December 1926 – 15 August 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Swan Districts in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Davies won a Sandover Medal with Swan Districts in 1944 and played with them until being recruited by Carlton for the 1949 season. After two seasons in the VFL he returned to Western Australia to play for Claremont. After retiring from playing football, he became involved in the administration of the game, culminating in becoming chairman of the WANFL in 1975. He was also the Director-General of the WA education department. His son Craig Davies represented Australia in field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (rugby)
James "Jim" Davies (born 23 February 1882 – 30 June 1971) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer nicknamed "The Dancing Master" who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s, and coached rugby league in the 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Swansea RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a , or , i.e. number 6, or 7, and coached at club level for Keighley.Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. Playing career International honours Jim Davies won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1909–1912 while at Huddersfield, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Huddersfield in 1911 against Australia, and in 1912 against Australia. County Cup Final appearances Jim Davies played in Huddersfield's 2–8 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1910 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Davies (racing Driver)
James Richard Davies (August 8, 1929 – June 11, 1966) was an American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets. He was the second man to win three USAC National Midget Championships.Biography at the When Davies won the AAA Championship race at , on November 6, 1949 – aged 20 years, 2 months, 29 days, he became the youngest driver to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (computer Scientist)
Jim Davies is Professor of Software Engineering and current Director of the Software Engineering Programme at the University of Oxford, England. Biography Jim Davies studied mathematics at New College, Oxford, joining the Oxford University Computing Laboratory (now the Oxford University Department of Computer Science) in 1986 for a Masters' and Doctorate. After working as a researcher and lecturer in computer science, at Oxford, Reading, and Royal Holloway, University of London, he became a lecturer in software engineering at Oxford in 1995. He has led the Software Engineering Programme since 2000, and was made Professor of Software Engineering in 2006. Davies is an expert in formal methods, including Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP) and the Z notation. Books * Jim Davies, ''Specification and Proof in Real Time CSP''. Cambridge University Press, 1993. . * Jim Woodcock and Jim Davies, ''Using Z: Specification, Refinement, and Proof''. Prentice-Hall International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (cognitive Scientist)
Jim Davies is an American/Canadian cognitive scientist, playwright, artist, and author. He received his bachelor's degree in philosophy from the State University of New York at Oswego, his masters in psychology and his Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a full professor of Cognitive Science at the Institute of Cognitive Science and the School of Computer Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario where he is the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory. His research focuses on visual reasoning, analogy, and imagination. Biography Jim Davies was born in Glens Falls, New York. He attended Lake George High School and then majored in philosophy at the State University of New York at Oswego, during which he was an exchange student in Beijing, graduating in 1993. He worked in automated text retrieval at the Los Alamos National Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Timothy Thomas before attending graduate school at the Georgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Davies (musician)
James Donald Davies (born 18 October 1973) is the former live and studio guitarist for English band The Prodigy. He is also a former member of Pitchshifter. Career The Prodigy and Pitchshifter (1995–2002) Davies first played live with The Prodigy in 1995, including that year's Glastonbury Festival. After a year of touring worldwide with the band, he contributed to their ''The Fat of the Land'' album. This included playing guitar on the subsequent single releases " Firestarter" and " Breathe". In 2010, ''Total Guitar'' magazine voted Davies' "Firestarter" riff as one of the top 10 guitar riffs of all time. Davies joined Pitchshifter in 1998, and played on five tracks on the band's '' www.pitchshifter.com'' album. He toured worldwide in support of the album. He went on to co-write the band's next two albums '' Deviant'' (MCA Records) and ''PSI'' (Sanctuary Records) ''Deviant'' charted in the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart and tours in support of the album included a three-mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Davies (RAF Officer)
James William Elias Davies, (1913 – 27 June 1940) was an American combat fighter pilot who was the first American-born airman to die in combat in World War II. Davies was shot down and killed on 27 June 1940. Although born in the United States, his family moved to Wales before the start of the war. As such, he appears in official records as being British. Royal Air Force service Davies joined the Royal Air Force in 1936 and by 1939 was flying the Hawker Hurricane monoplane fighter with No. 79 Squadron RAF at RAF Biggin Hill. The squadron was soon in action after the outbreak of World War II and by the end of June 1940 Davies had already claimed six German aircraft shot down and two shared to become a flying ace. He was Mentioned in Despatches for gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations in June 1940, and was due to be presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) from the King on 27 June when he was sent as an escort to protect six aircraft on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Davies (other)
James Richard Davies (August 8, 1929 – June 11, 1966) was an American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets. He was the second man to win three USAC National Midget Championships.Biography at the When Davies won the AAA Championship race at , on November 6, 1949 – aged 20 years, 2 months, 29 days, he became the youngest driver to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Davies (other)
James Davies may refer to: Sports * James Davies (footballer, born 1845) (1845–c. 1910), Wrexham F.C. and Wales footballer * James Davies (cyclist, born 1906) (1906–1999), Canadian Olympic cyclist * James Davies (cyclist, born 1934), Canadian Olympic cyclist * James Davies (jockey), European steeplechase rider in the 2007 Cheltenham Gold Cup * Jamie Davies (born 1974), English racing driver * Jim Davies (rugby) (c. 1886-?), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s, and rugby league coach of the 1920s * James Davies (rugby union) (born 1990), Welsh rugby union footballer of the 2010s * James Davies (Australian footballer) (born 1982), Australian rules footballer Military * James Llewellyn Davies (1886–1917), Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jimmy Davies (RAF officer) (1913–1940), first American airman killed in World War II combat Politics * James J. Davis (1873–1947), born James John Davies, American politician * James Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
