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George Edward Alcorn Jr. (born March 22, 1940) was an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor. He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia , and worked primarily for IBM and NASA .
Allan Alcorn (born January 1, 1948) is an American pioneering engineer and computer scientist best known for creating Pong, one of the first video games. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
Leelah Alcorn (November 15, 1997 – December 28, 2014) was an American transgender girl whose suicide attracted international attention. Prior to her death, she had posted a suicide note to her Tumblr blog about societal standards affecting transgender people and expressing the hope that her death would create a dialogue about discrimination, abuse, and lack of support for transgender people.
Bates would finish high school at Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College, which was not uncommon at that time. [2] After high school, Bates would study journalism at Alcorn A&M College in Mississippi and Wilberforce University in Ohio for a year before dropping out. [3] [1] [2] Bates worked a series of newspaper jobs after dropping out of ...
Alcorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: [1] In arts and entertainment. Coco Love Alcorn, Canadian jazz singer; John Alcorn (singer), Canadian ...
Alcorn said he didn't get this from fourth-year head J.B. Bickerstaff, but he made a guess. He sees Max Strus, 27, starting at small forward, with Georges Niang, 30, filling a key role off the bench.
Alcorn learned music theory from his brother. [3] In the early 1930s, he was a member of the Sunny South Syncopators led by Armand J. Piron. [3] He worked in Texas as a member of Don Albert's swing band, but he spent most his career in New Orleans in the dixieland bands of Paul Barbarin, Sidney Desvigne, Oscar Celestin, and Octave Crosby.
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