William Whittaker (other)

	William Whittaker (other) William Whittaker may refer to: * Red Whittaker (William L. Whittaker), roboticist and research professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University * Bill Whittaker (bowls), former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand * Bill Whittaker (footballer) (1922–1977), footballer for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Crystal Palace and Cambridge United * Bill Whittaker (journalist) (1930–2009), Australian horse racing journalist * William G. Whittaker (1876–1944), English composer See also * William Whitaker (other) William Whitaker may refer to: * William Whitaker (theologian) (1548–1595), English theologian * William Whitaker (Puritan ejected minister) (1629–1672), English ejected minister * William Whitaker (geologist) (1836–1925), British geologist * ... {{hndis, Whittaker, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Red Whittaker Red Whittaker (born 1948) is a roboticist and research professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. He led Tartan Racing to its first-place victory in the DARPA Grand Challenge (2007) Urban Challenge and brought Carnegie Mellon University the two million dollar prize. Previously, Whittaker also competed for the DARPA Grand Challenge placing second and third place simultaneously, in the Grand Challenge Races. Whittaker is currently the Fredkin Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute as well as the Director of the Field Robotics Center and Chief Scientist of the Robotics Engineering Consortium, both located at the university. Red founded and led Carnegie Mellon University's team in the ''Google Lunar X Prize''. from its inception in 2007 until its ultimate closure in 2018. Today Whittaker continues this work through NASA contracts in the form of MoonRanger, a planetary rover in development being designed to quickly and autonomously explore th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill Whittaker (bowls) William Whittaker (26 December 1883 – 13 August 1980) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. Bowls career At the 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney he was part of the men's fours team that won the gold medal; with Bill Bremner, Ernie Jury and Alec Robertson. He won the 1940 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ... when bowling for the Onehunga Bowls Club. References 1883 births 1980 deaths People from Atherton, Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill Whittaker (footballer) William Paul Whittaker (20 December 1922 – 30 August 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Crystal Palace as a wing half. He guested for eight additional clubs during the Second World War. Whittaker later played for and managed Eastern Counties League club Cambridge United. Career statistics Honours Charlton Athletic * FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...: 1946–47 References * 1922 births English men's footballers Footballers from Charlton, London Men's association football wing halves English Football League players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players English Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill Whittaker (journalist) Bill Whittaker (1930 in Queensland – 2009 in Sydney) was in the horse racing hall of fame in Melbourne for being a horse racing journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism .... References 1930 births 2009 deaths Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Australian journalists {{Australia-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William G William is a male given name of Germanic 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, 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 given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]