Human history is the narrative of humankind's past. Humans evolved in Africa c. 300,000 years ago and initially lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers. Humans migrated out of Africa during the Last Glacial Period and had populated most of the Earth by the time the Ice Age ended 12,000 years ago. The Agricultural Revolution began soon afterwards in fertile river valleys of the Near East: humans began the systematic husbandry of plants and animals, and many humans transitioned from a nomadic life to a sedentary existence as farmers in permanent settlements. The growing complexity of human societies necessitated systems of accounting and writing.
The Wiesner building houses the MIT Media Lab and the List Visual Arts Center and is named in honor of former MIT president Jerome Wiesner and his wife Laya. The building is very box-like, a motif that is consistently repeated in both the interior and exterior design evoking a sense of boxes packed within each other.
Jerome Bert Wiesner was a professor of electrical engineering, chosen by President John F. Kennedy as chairman of his Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). Educated at the University of Michigan, Wiesner was associate director of the university's radio broadcasting service and provided electronic and acoustical assistance to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan. During World War II, he worked on microwave radar development at the MIT Radiation Laboratory. He worked briefly after the war at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, then returned to MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics from 1946 to 1961. After serving as Kennedy's science advisor, he returned to MIT, becoming its president from 1971 to 1980.
Judith Wiesner is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won five top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were world No. 12 in singles, and No. 29 in doubles. In 1996, Wiesner was a quarterfinalist at both Wimbledon and the US Open.
Kenneth George Wiesner was an American high jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. Wiesner attended Marquette University, where he was a three-time NCAA high jump champion. After the 1946 season he retired and became a dentist at U.S. Navy. He returned to compete at the 1952 Olympics, and in 1953 broke the world indoor record three times.
Tuesday, written and illustrated by David Wiesner, is a 1991 wordless picture book published by Clarion Books. Tuesday received the 1992 Caldecott Medal for illustrations and was Wiesner's first of three Caldecott Medals that he has won during his career. Wiesner subsequently won the Caldecott Medal in 2002 for The Three Pigs, and the 2007 medal for Flotsam.
The 1990 Lipton International Players Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Miami tournament, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1990 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 1990 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States, from March 12 through March 26, 1990.
The 1994 OTB International Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour and WTA Tier III of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held in Schenectady, New York in the United States from August 22 through August 29, 1994. Jacco Eltingh and Judith Wiesner won the singles titles.
Ulla Wiesner is a German singer who was active from 1963 to 2002.
Carlos Alberto Kiese Wiesner is a former football coach and sports journalist who served as Paraguay's defensive midfielder.
The 1989 Arcachon Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Arcachon, France that was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 10 July until 16 July 1989. Judith Wiesner won the singles title.
The 1988 WTA Aix-en-Provence Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Aix-en-Provence, France and was part of the Category 2 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament ran from 18 July until 24 July 1988. Judith Wiesner won the singles title.
Andrea Betzner and Judith Wiesner were the defending champions but only Wiesner competed that year with Sabrina Goleš.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.
Thomas N. Wiesner, also known by his nickname "Big Dog", was an American politician and businessman. Wiesner initially played football for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1958 to 1960, before moving to Las Vegas in 1963. Seven years later, at the age of 31, he became the youngest person to be elected to the Clark County Commission. Wiesner served two terms before losing re-election in 1978. Wiesner was also an owner of the Marina Hotel, which later became the MGM Grand resort.
Her Most Beautiful Day is a 1962 West German comedy drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Inge Meysel, Rudolf Platte and Brigitte Grothum.
Indian Revenge is a 1920 German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and Léo Lasko and starring Georg Alexander, Mady Christians, and Harry Liedtke.
Karel František Wiesner was a Canadian chemist of Czech origin known for his contributions to the chemistry of natural products, notably aconitum alkaloids and digitalis glycosides.
Emma Wiesner is an energy systems engineer from Sweden and politician of the Centre Party who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 4 February 2021.
Tomáš Wiesner is a Czech football player. He plays for Sparta Prague.
