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Lillian Katie Bradley (October 15, 1921 [1] – February 11, 1995 [2]) was an American mathematician and mathematics educator who in 1960 became the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in any subject at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Lifetime Achievement Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of the significant lifetime achievements of an individual in the American television industry. They are analogous to other awards based on cumulative achievement given out in the United States in the context of numerous career fields.
Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include:
The inaugural recipient of the award was Frank Bruno in 1996, who won it after his retirement from boxing that year. [4] Bruno was the favourite to win the main award in 1995, but lost to Damon Hill, [5] causing many to criticise his Lifetime Achievement Award as being a consolation award.
This is a list of women's firsts noting the first time that a woman or women achieved a given historical feat. A shorthand phrase for this development is "breaking the gender barrier" or "breaking the glass ceiling."
Murray argues that life has purpose and belief in ideals of beauty, truth, and goodness. This book probably won't get Murray in as much hot water as The Bell Curve (1994) did. Then again, with its speculations that the rate of great achievements has slowed since 1800 and that the arts are in a very bad way, maybe it will.
Bon Jovi is an American rock band which formed in Sayreville, New Jersey, in 1983 by five members, namesake Jon Bon Jovi (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Richie Sambora (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alec John Such (bass guitar, backing vocals), Tico Torres (drums and percussion), and David Bryan (keyboards, backing vocals).