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Perot Museum Of Nature
Perot may refer to: People * Ross Perot (1930–2019), United States business leader and presidential candidate * H. Ross Perot, Jr. (born 1958), United States businessman and son of Ross Perot * Alfred Pérot (1863–1925), French physicist * William Bennett Perot (1791–1871), early postmaster of Bermuda; see Perot Island, Bermuda * Perot de Garbalei (fl. 1300), author of ''Divisiones Mundi'' Other uses * Perot Systems, an information technology company led by Ross and H. Ross Perot * Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, Texas, United States See also * Perrot (other) Perrot may refer to: ; People * Claude-Hélène Perrot (1928-2019), French historian and Africanist * François-Marie Perrot (1644–1691), governor of Montreal * Georges Perrot (1832–1914), French archaeologist * Henri Perrot (1883-1961), a Fre ... * Perreau, a surname {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot (; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an independent campaign in the 1992 U.S. presidential election and a third-party campaign in the 1996 U.S. presidential election as the nominee of the Reform Party of the United States of America, Reform Party, which was formed by grassroots supporters of Perot's 1992 campaign. Although he failed to carry a single state in either election, both campaigns were among the strongest List of third party performances in United States presidential elections, presidential showings by a third party or independent candidate in U.S. history. Born and raised in Texarkana, Texas, Perot became a salesman for IBM after serving in the United States Navy. In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems, a data processing service company. In 1984, General Motors bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Pérot
Jean-Baptiste Alfred Perot (; 3 November 1863 – 28 November 1925) was a French physicist. Together with his colleague Charles Fabry he developed the Fabry–Pérot interferometer in 1899. The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Janssen Medal for 1912. The Royal Society awarded Fabry and Perot the Rumford medal in 1918. Spelling There is some confusion about the spelling of Perot's last name. Perot himself used the spelling ''Pérot'' in scientific publications, but according to the French civil registry, his family name In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ... was ''Perot'', without accent. (inset "Pérot ou Perot?" on the second page. Translation: "In the previous issue...we wrote "Pérot", after the spelling that Alfred Perot himself used to sign his arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bennett Perot
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perot Island, Bermuda
Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands. List of islands See also *Geography of Bermuda ReferencesBermuda's 123 Islands Listed by name, large and small, present and past SatelliteViews.net External links *{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Islands Of Bermuda * |
Perot De Garbalei
Perot de Garbalei, flourished circa 1300, is only known as the author of one poem. Nothing is known about his life. The 935 verses were written in the French language. They describe the geography of the world. All the geographic information is found in well-known earlier Latin works. Perot states that he "read a very learned book in which many s said could not be translated into |
Perot Systems
Perot Systems was an information technology services provider founded in 1988 by a group of investors led by Ross Perot and based in Plano, Texas, United States. Perot Systems provided information technology services in the industries of health care, government, manufacturing, banking, insurance and others. Perot Systems was especially strong in health care industries with services such as digitizing and automating medical records. A Fortune 1000 corporation with offices in more than 25 countries, Perot Systems employed more than 23,000 people and had an annual revenue of $2.8 billion prior to its acquisition for $3.9 billion in 2009 by Dell, Inc. as Dell Services. Dell Services was then acquired by NTT Data in November 2016.NTT DATA Closes Acquisition of Dell Services NTT DATA, ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perot Museum Of Nature And Science
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science (shortened to Perot Museum) is a natural history and science museum located in Dallas, Texas in Victory Park. The museum was named in honor of Margot and Ross Perot. The current chief executive officer of the museum is Dr. Linda Abraham-Silver. Background History On June 6, 1936, the Dallas Museum of Natural History opened to the public as part of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exhibition. On September 20, 1946, the Dallas Health Museum was founded by a group chartered as the Dallas Academy of Medicine. It was renamed the Dallas Health and Science Museum in 1958. The name was changed yet again to the Science Place in 1981. In 1995, the Dallas Children's Museum was founded elsewhere. In 2006, Perot Museum CEO Nicole Small oversaw the uniting of the Dallas Museum of Natural History, the Science Place, and the Dallas Children's Museum at Fair Park. Following the merger, the museum was located in three buildings there, featuring an IMAX-style the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perrot (other)
Perrot may refer to: ; People * Claude-Hélène Perrot (1928-2019), French historian and Africanist * François-Marie Perrot (1644–1691), governor of Montreal * Georges Perrot (1832–1914), French archaeologist * Henri Perrot (1883-1961), a French engineer. * James Perrot (1571–1636), Welsh writer and Member of Parliament * Jean Perrot (1920–2012), French archaeologist * Jean-Marie Perrot (1877–1943), Breton independentist * John Perrot (1528–1592), Lord Deputy of Ireland * Jules Perrot (1810–1892), French dancer and choreographer * Kim Perrot (1967–1999), American basketball player * Marcel Perrot, French fencer * Nicolas Perrot (1644–1717), French explorer and diplomat * Nicole Perrot (born 1983), Chilean golfer * Xavier Perrot (1932–2008), Swiss racing driver ; Places * Île Perrot, an island in southwestern Quebec, Canada * L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada ; Other * Bezen Perrot The Bezen Perrot ( Breton; ), officially the Breton SS Armed Formation (germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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