Though, he stated in 2012, that his own personal contribution is mostly merging code written by others, with little programming.

Though Gibbs's research on physical optics is less well known today than his other work, it made a significant contribution to classical electromagnetism by applying Maxwell's equations to the theory of optical processes such as birefringence, dispersion, and optical activity.

Though most would consider concrete the Roman contribution most relevant to the modern world, the Empire's style of architecture can still be seen throughout Europe and North America in the arches and domes of many governmental and religious buildings.

Though it was a crucial early contribution to geomorphology, many of Davis ' theories regarding landscape evolution, sometimes known as Davisian geomorphology, have been heavily criticized by modern geomorphologists.

Though Harris's symphonies are his greatest contribution to American music, he composed over 170 works, including many works for amateurs.

Though Cale co-wrote the music to several songs, his most distinctive contribution is the electrically amplified viola.

Though her financial support enabled Antheil to maintain a degree of independence in his work, many feel he should have done more in his autobiography to recognize the length and extent of her contribution to his career.

Though their business ultimately failed, their contribution to low-cost manufacturing of the screw ultimately led to a vast increase in the screw and the screwdriver ’ s popularity.

Though the town was traditionally associated with Gaelic football, with six teams providing ample outlets for its youngsters, it wasn ’ t until 1960 that hurling took its foothold, with much due to local man Oliver “ Hopper ” McGrath ’ s contribution to the county ’ s All-Ireland Hurling Final triumph over the then-champions Tipperary.

Commenting on the 1954 enunciation of them, Peter Lyon, a UK academic specializing in international relations, wrote: " Though neutralists in general, and at that time Mr Nehru in particular, seemed to regard these principles as being a special contribution to world politics, they were not at all original, were repetitious, and really boiled down to the edict that a state's independence should not be infringed.

" Though his contribution is widely considered an integral part of Burma's sound, Swope very rarely appeared onstage, only occasionally appearing to play second guitar during encores.

Though Browne made a significant contribution to the campaign, it had actually originated with a Parliamentary Secretary ( junior minister ) in de Valera's government, Conn Ward ; it was Ward's preparatory work and Browne's practical implementation that produced the acclaimed scheme that practically wiped out TB in Ireland.

Though Copeland's songwriting contribution was reduced to a couple of songs per album as Sting started writing more material, he continued to co-arrange all The Police's songs with his two bandmates.

Though it does not span across the ankle joint itself, the syndesmotic ligament makes an important contribution to the stability of the ankle.

Though he stayed with Ellington for only two years, Blanton made an incalculable contribution in changing the way the double bass was used in jazz.

Though perhaps best known for freeing women from corsets and for his startling inventions including hobble skirts, " harem " pantaloons, and " lampshade " tunics, Poiret's major contribution to fashion was his development of an approach to dressmaking centered on draping, a radical departure from the tailoring and pattern-making of the past.

Though Pobedonostsev is mostly known as statesman and thinker, his contribution to Russian civil law is significant.

Though Thailand's economy is mostly export-dependent, Khao Lak remains mostly tourist-dependent, with surrounding agriculture and commercial fishing making up a small contribution to Thailand's overall economy.

Though small in number, Bangladeshi Christians have made a significant contribution to Bangladesh since independence in 1971.

Though overshadowed by contemporaries, most notably Tim Barela and Howard Cruse, both of whom also worked with continuing characters in comic strip format, Mills made a substantial contribution to gay cartooning.

Though not a particularly ornate example of the style, the building makes a distinctive contribution to the State Street frontage of the Murray Downtown Historic District.

Though Sibal demonstrated the laptop in a TV interview and suggested that his tablet was for university students and not for the school children as yet, there were questions about India's contribution to it that may be open to scrutiny once the laptop reaches university students.

Though a lot of research on the life and work of Gerald Aungier is not readily available, his contribution in shaping Bombay is broadly recognised by early prominent historians Da Cunha, Douglas and Edwardes in their separate works.

Though the coyote is the basis for the character of Wile E. Coyote in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated cartoons, especially about the Road Runner, coyotes have not been known as yet to attack greater roadrunners for prey.

Though he submitted to Jack Warner on that picture, he successfully turned down God is My Co-Pilot ( 1945 ).

Though the companies merged, the Justice Department required Warner to produce and release a few films each year under the First National name until 1938.

Though Time and its magazines claimed a higher tone, it was the Warner Bros. film and music units which provided the profits.

Though Warner Bros. was not impressed by the band after the showcase, the band did catch the eye of Niall Norbury, who was from the United Kingdom.

Though WVTV was relatively unaffected by all of these shuffles and didn't take the CBS affiliation for Milwaukee ( which eventually went to then-small WDJT ( channel 58 )), Warner Bros. decided to not honor affiliation deals for Gaylord stations, keeping WVTV an independent and forcing Milwaukee viewers to watch The WB on cable via Superstation WGN, which was then carrying the network nationally on cable.

Though previously with Warner Brothers, they now self-produce.

Though in the strictest sense any cable company that serves multiple communities is thus an MSO, the term today is usually reserved for companies that own a large number of cable systems, such as Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Comcast, Charter Communications and Cox Communications in the US, Rogers Communications, Videotron and Shaw Communications in Canada or Virgin Media in the UK.

Though hugely expensive, the tour generated plenty of publicity for Warner Communications.

Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to post-war shortages, the game was not officially launched until 1949, when the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Brothers in the United States for publication, where it was renamed " Clue " along with other minor changes.

Though Abraham de Moivre's parents were Protestant, he first attended Christian Brothers ' Catholic school in Vitry, which was unusually tolerant given religious tensions in France at the time.

Though others had earlier used similar techniques, Thin Lizzy are widely recognised as one of the first hard rock bands to employ double lead guitar harmony sound – a technique pioneered by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and Wishbone Ash in the UK, whilst independently in the USA by Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band.

Though Marx continued to play straight in the Brothers ' movies at Paramount, he did occasionally get to be part of classic comedy moments in them — in particular, his role taking dictation from Groucho in Animal Crackers ( 1930 ).

Though the company was named Lever Brothers, William Lever's brother and co-director James never took a major part in running the business.

Though the group's early recordings under their different monikers were doo-wop oriented, the majority of songs released under the Vandellas ' name produced a rougher, soulful sound with powerful musical backing from The Funk Brothers.

Though Princess Peach and the Mario Brothers are human, the citizens of this area are the mushroom-like Toads ( called " Kinopios " in Japan ).

Though Dostoyevsky was influenced by religion and philosophy in his life and the writing of The Brothers Karamazov, a personal tragedy altered the work.

Though this concert was recorded, it holds no copyrights and is available through The Kid Brothers of St Frank.

Though Canal Street began to lose its primacy as a regional shopping destination in the late 1960s, it retained a robust mix of department stores and specialty shopping into the mid-1980s-somewhat later than main street shopping districts in most other major U. S. cities-and it received a boost in 1983 with the completion of Canal Place's retail component, which included a Saks Fifth Avenue department store and a Brooks Brothers outlet.

Though the Christian Brothers retain a presence on the Board of Management, as Trustees, CBC is now staffed entirely by lay teachers, and is recognised as one of Ireland's leading educational establishments at secondary level.

Though " Coyote " and " Black Crow " are fast-strummed folksy numbers, the rest of Hejira is slow and often languid, notably the epic " Song for Sharon ", which deals with the conflict faced by a woman between freedom and marriage and which is interspersed with images of New York City including a trip to Mandolin Brothers in Staten Island.