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Charles Landry (born July 1, 1948) is an author and international adviser on the future of cities best known for popularising the Creative City concept. His book The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators became a movement to rethink the planning, development and management of cities.
Charles Franklin Kettering (August 29, 1876 – November 25, 1958) sometimes known as Charles Fredrick Kettering [1] was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents. [2] He was a founder of Delco, and was head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947.
Montgomery states that the book is about "seeing our city streets, hearts, and mobility systems as emotional infrastructure that can make or break the health or happiness of our citizens." [ 8 ] From Stockton, California to Bogotá, Colombia , Montgomery discusses the urban challenges cities face and the innovative solutions being implemented ...
By the time of the English colonization of the area, the greatest power in the Virginia Tidewater region was the Powhatan confederacy of thirty tribes. [4] The plantations and developments were divided into four "incorporations" or "citties" (sic), as they were called. These were Charles City, Elizabeth City, Henrico City, and James City. [1]
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” — Stephen Chbosky, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are ...
Charles Erwin Wilson (July 18, 1890 – September 26, 1961) was an American engineer and businessman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1953 to 1957 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. [1] Known as "Engine Charlie", [2] he was previously the president and chief executive officer of General Motors.
During his 70-year wait to ascend the British throne, King Charles III has garnered quite the reputation for speaking his mind. Whether it be about architecture, climate change or technology, the ...
Carl Fisher was born in Greensburg, Indiana, nine years after the end of the American Civil War, the son of Albert H. and Ida Graham Fisher.Apparently suffering from alcoholism, a problem which also plagued Carl later in life, his father left the family when he was a child.