Graham Nelson (born 1968) is the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction (IF) games. He also authored several IF games, the most important ones being Curses (1993) and Jigsaw (1995). Finally, he is the author of the Inform Designer's Manual, which includes one of the first published works of interactive fiction theory, an essay titled "The Craft of Adventure." The Fourth Edition of the Inform Designer's Manual is available without charge at the Inform homepage, and a print edition was published by The Interactive Fiction Library (ISBN 0-9713119-0-0). Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction, created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. ... Zork, an early work of interactive fiction, running on a modern interpreter Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software containing simulated environments in which players use text commands to control characters. ... Curses is an interactive fiction computer game created by Graham Nelson in 1993. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nelson studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge and Magdalen College, Oxford, and became a fellow in pure mathematics at St Anne's College, Oxford. He co-edited Oxford Poetry and is now (2005) managing editor of Legenda, the imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association. Full name Selwyn College Motto ΑÎΔΡΙΖΕΣΘΕ quit ye like men Named after George Augustus Selwyn Previous names - Established 1882 Sister College Keble College Master Prof. ... College name Magdalen College Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister College Magdalene College President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Iain Anstess Undergraduates 395 Graduates 230 Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Broadly speaking, pure mathematics is mathematics motivated entirely for reasons other than application. ... St Annes College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...
Nelson, as an inventor of the '702 patent and president and sole shareholder of Ohio Cellular,4 was intimately involved in the prosecution of the '702 patent and his conduct was the sole basis for the district court's conclusion that Ohio Cellular committed inequitable conduct.
Graham, 473 U.S. Graham, however, was a civil rights case where the Supreme Court held that a government employer cannot be later joined in a lawsuit and held vicariously liable for a fee award based on torts committed by governmental employees who, acting contrary to policy, deprived citizens of their constitutional rights.
Nelson was not a party when the issues were litigated, and no amendment to any complaint, or any other proposal to add him as a party, was made during any part of the action, even though he was present and testified as a witness.
Graham was elected to the board of Samaritan's Purse in 1978, and one year later, following the death of Dr. Pierce, he was elected president of the organization.
In November 2000, Franklin Graham was appointed CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and remains first vice-chairman of the organization, a position he has held since it was created in 1995.
Graham and his wife, Jane, live in the mountains of North Carolina and have four children, William Franklin IV (Will), Roy, Edward, and Jane Austin (Cissie), and one grandchild.
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