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Michael Walker (telecommunications Researcher)
Michael Walker may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Michael Patrick Walker, American composer/lyricist * Michael A. Walker, English writer of film and television * Michael Walker (filmmaker) (born 1967), American filmmaker * Michael Walker, keyboardist of Paradise Fears * DCS Michael 'Mike' Walker, a character in the British television series '' Trial & Retribution'' Politics * Michael Walker (diplomat) (1916–2001), British ambassador * Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham (born 1944), former British Chief of the Defence Staff * Michael Walker (politician) (born 1941), Canadian politician * Michael Walker, political journalist and commentator for Novara Media Sports * Michael Walker (cyclist) (1885–1971), British Olympic cyclist * Mickey Walker (boxer) (1901–1981), American professional boxer in the 1920s * Mickey Walker (American football) (1939–2014), American football player, New York Giants 1961–1966 * Mick Walker (footballer, born 1940), English foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Patrick Walker
Michael Patrick Walker is a composer, lyricist, writer, and musician. Life Walker was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and raised in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. He lived in Pittsburgh for several years while earning his bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University and then moved to New York City, where he currently resides. He played piano and keyboards and/or conducted for various theatrical Broadway theatre, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and touring productions including ''Frozen (musical), Frozen'', ''Aladdin (2011 musical), Aladdin'', ''If/Then'', ''Avenue Q'' (conductor), the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of ''The Tin Pan Alley Rag'' (music director/arranger), ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'', ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'', ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'', and ''Tick, Tick... Boom!, tick, tick... BOOM!'' (conductor). Work as composer/lyricist Walker, with fellow composer/lyricist Gary Adler and book writer Kevin Del Aguila, wrote and created the Off-Broadway m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Walker (golfer)
Carol Michelle Walker (born 17 December 1952) is an English professional golfer. Life Walker was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. She won the Hovis International in 1972. She turned professional in 1973 and played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 1974 to 1981. Her best finish was a T-2 at the 1976 Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic where she lost a four-player playoff to Sandra Palmer. Walker was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour and won six times on the tour between 1979 and 1984. Walker was Europe's Solheim Cup captain the first four times the Cup was held (1990, 1992, 1994 and 1996), captaining Europe to its first victory in the competition in 1992. She coached the Great Britain & Ireland Curtis Cup team in 1994, 1996 and 1998. She has been appointed captain of the 2019 European team for the Junior Solheim Cup at Gleneagles. Walker was head professional at the Warren Golf Club in Essex from 1986 to 2001. In the 1993 Birthday Honours list she was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Kelly Ward
Adam Kelly Ward (August 11, 1982 – March 22, 2016) was an American convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of Texas by lethal injection. Early life Ward was born in the North Texas city of Commerce, TX, located just under an hour from Dallas, TX to Dr. Ralph Ward, an industrial engineer, and Nancy Ward, who worked in banking. Adam Ward attended the public schools in Commerce and was diagnosed from an early age of having behavior disorders as well as learning disabilities such as dyslexia. Both his parents and teachers noted that while Ward was intelligent when it came to problem solving, his behavioral issues were a detriment to his education. After high school, Ward briefly attended Paris Junior College, but dropped out. In the few days preceding the murder, Ward had lost a job that according to his father, he very much enjoyed and was hoping to turn into a career. Murder On June 13, 2005, while washing his car, Adam Ward encountered Michael Walker, a 44-year-old code e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Anthony Walker
John Anthony Walker Jr. (July 28, 1937 – August 28, 2014) was a United States Navy chief warrant officer and communications specialist convicted of spying for the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1985 and sentenced to life in prison. In late 1985, Walker made a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, which required him to provide full details of his espionage activities and testify against his co-conspirator, former senior chief petty officer Jerry Whitworth. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to a lesser sentence for Walker's son, former Seaman Michael Walker, who was also involved in the spy ring. During his time as a Soviet spy, Walker helped the Soviets decipher more than one million encrypted naval messages, organizing a spy operation that ''The New York Times'' reported in 1987 "is sometimes described as the most damaging Soviet spy ring in history." After Walker's arrest, Caspar Weinberger, President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Defense, concluded that the Soviet Union mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (mathematician)
Michael Walker (14 January 1947 – 27 September 2018) was an English mathematician who was instrumental in developing the standards that apply to mobile telecommunications and particularly in respect of the SIM card. References 1947 births 2018 deaths Members of the Order of the British Empire Vodafone people Academic staff of the University of Tübingen Scientists from Winchester Deaths from bronchopneumonia Deaths from cancer in England Academics of King's College London Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London English mathematicians Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{UK-mathematician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (biologist)
Michael Mathew Walker is a biologist at University of Auckland notable for his work engaging with Māori students. He established a mentoring program called ''Tuākana'' in 1991, which pairs first year Māori students with more experienced students in an effort to reduce the previously-high drop-out rate. He is of Te Whakatōhea descent. Walker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi in 2003, while in 2009, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to science. In 2011, he won the Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...’s Supreme Award, and a sustained excellence in teaching in a kaupapa Māori context award''.'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Michael Scientists from Auckland Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (knifemaker)
Michael Leon Walker is an American custom knifemaker and sculptor based in Taos, New Mexico. Walker is the inventor of more than 20 different knife mechanisms including the Walker Linerlock for which he secured a trademark in 1980.Walker, Greg (1993). Battle Blades: A Professional's Guide to Combat/Fighting Knives (Hardcover), pages 37–38 Early life Walker began his career as a jeweler, until 1975 when his wife, Patricia Walker, gave him a Gerber knife and a copy of '' American Blade'' magazine. Walker noted similarities between his jewelry and custom art knives and decided he would try his hand at knifemaking. Knife making Walker began making knives full-time in 1980 with fixed-blade art knives. When a customer asked him to make sheaths for these knives, Walker found the task more labor-intensive and less enjoyable than making the knives. As a result, he decided from then on to make folding knives which would not require a sheath, which led to his development of the Walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (economist)
Michael Augustus Walker (born 1945, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland) is a Canadian economist. He is best known as the founder of the Fraser Institute. He is a journalist, broadcaster and consultant. Biography Walker earned a BA from St. Francis Xavier University, and went on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He worked at the Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance Canada. He then taught at the University of Western Ontario and Carleton University. Under his leadership, a series of conferences were started in the mid-1980s to measure economic freedom and rank countries accordingly. A prominent spokesman in the media for free market causes, he founded the Fraser Institute in 1974. He was its Executive Director until 2005, and remains a Senior Fellow. He considers himself a libertarian. In 2010 he received an honorary doctorate degree from Universidad Francisco Marroquín. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (Paralympian)
Michael Walker is a Paralympic athlete who won five gold medals representing Great Britain. Walker won gold in four category C4 track and field events at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea: the shot put, the discus, the club throw and the javelin. He retained the shot put title in Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Michael Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletes for Great Britain British male discus throwers British m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (tennis)
Michael Walker (born 21 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Wales who competed for Great Britain and Hong Kong. Professional playing career Walker, who grew up in Colwyn Bay, was given a wild card into the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and lost his opening round match, which went five sets, to Swiss player Claudio Mezzadri. He returned to Wimbledon the following year, this time competing in the men's doubles, partnering Stephen Botfield. The pair were beaten in the first round by Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata. He was a member of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad in 1987, although he wasn't called on to play a match. In the 1988 Wimbledon Championships he played mixed doubles with Joy Tacon, but was again unable to reach the second round. Coaching The next part of his career was spent in Hong Kong, where he was involved in coaching. From 1988 to 1990 he was national coach of the Hong Kong Sports Institute and he was then coaching director of the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (jockey)
Michael Walker (born 1984) is a New Zealand born former jockey of Māori ancestry who won the New Zealand premiership and also competed in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Early life Michael Walker was born in Rotorua, New Zealand in the central districts of the North Island, although his family later moved to Waitara. At the age of 11 Walker approached noted Thoroughbred trainer Allan Sharrock, asking for work with his horses. Sharrock gave him regular work after school, before eventually indenturing him as an apprentice. He arranged a special dispensation for Walker to start riding in races at age 15 instead of the usual starting age of 16. In his first year as an apprentice (the 1999–2000 racing year), Walker had an astonishing 131 wins to not only win the apprentices’ championship but the jockeys’ premiership as well (his first of three). While apprenticed to Sharrock, Walker won 653 races, most in New Zealand (a record 631 wins), but also in Australia, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Walker (American Football)
Michael Walker (born October 29, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Boston College. Early life and high school Walker grew up in Naples, Florida and attended Naples High School, where he was a member of the baseball, football, and track teams. Walker passed for 613 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 907 yards and 21 touchdowns as the starting quarterback for the Golden Eagles during his senior year while also catching four passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns and returning two kicks for touchdowns and was named the Offensive Player of the Year by the ''Naples Daily News'' and the Southwest Florida Male Athlete of the Year by ''The News-Press''. Walker committed to play college football at Boston College over offers from Arizona, Arkansas State, Florida International, and UCF. College career Walker played four seasons for the Boston College Eagles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
