John Bryan Taylor

John Bryan Taylor (born 1928 in Birmingham) is a British physicist known for his important contributions to plasma physics and their application in the field of fusion energy. Notable among these is the development of the "Taylor state", describing a minimum-energy configuration that conserves magnetic helicity. Another important development was his work on the ballooning transformation, which describes the motion of plasma in toroidal (donut) configurations, which are widely used in the fusion field. Taylor has also made important contributions to the theory of the Earth's Dynamo, including the famous Taylor constraint

Taylor served in the Royal Air Force from 1950–1952, and then took his PhD at Birmingham University in 1955. Upon graduation, he joined the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, and in 1962 moved to the Culham Laboratory, where he became Chief Physicist. He held several other positions during this period, including the Commonwealth Fund Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley in 1959 to 1960, the Institute for Advanced Study in 1969, 1973 and 1980–81, and finally took the position of Fondren Professor of Plasma Theory at the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. Taylor is still actively involved in fusion science, working with Culham laboratory and Oxford University. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1970.

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John Bryan (art director)

John Bryan (1911 – 10 June 1969) was an art director and film producer.

John Bryan was born in London, England. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film Great Expectations in 1946. He was nominated twice more, for Caesar and Cleopatra in 1947 and for Becket in 1964. Bryan also won a BAFTA for Becket.

In 1959 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

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John Bryan (cricketer)

John Bryan (17 October 1841 – 24 June 1909) was an English cricketer. Bryan was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire.

Bryan made two first-class appearances for Gloucestershire against Surrey and Sussex in 1873, scoring 34 runs at a batting average of 17.00, with a high score of 24.

He died at Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire on 24 June 1909.

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Bryan Taylor (cyclist)

Bryan Taylor (born 1968-1971) is an English cyclist, specialising in road & track riding. He was the British National Stayers Champion for two consecutive years in 1991 and 1992, and the derny champs in 2003, 2005 and 2006. He won the pursuit & the points race at the UCI World Masters Track Championships at Manshester in 2002, in the 30-34 age category.

He also won bronze in the national criterium champs in 2003 in Wales

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Bryan Taylor (soccer)

Bryan Taylor (frequently spelled Brian Taylor) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USISL and Major League Soccer.

Youth

Taylor played collegiate soccer at Fresno State in 1994 and 1995.

Professional

In 1996, Taylor played for the Central Coast Roadrunners. He scored five of the team's six playoff goals. On February 2, 1997, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Taylor in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. On November 6, 1997, the Miami Fusion selected Taylor with the 24th selection of the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played six games for the Fusion before being waived on June 1, 1998 in order to make room on the roster for Matt Knowles. He then joined the Charleston Battery for the rest of the season.

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