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Thomas Wright (22 September 1711 – 25 February 1786) was an English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer. He was the first to describe the shape of the Milky Way and to speculate that faint nebulæ were distant galaxies .
Thomas Wright served as the director and as a senior fellow of the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution since 2017. Wright joined the Brookings Institution in...
Thomas Michael Wright (born 22 June 1983) is an Australian actor, writer, film director and producer. He is the co-founder (2006) and director of theatre company Black Lung and director of the feature films Acute Misfortune (2019) and The Stranger (2022).
Thomas J. Wright is an American international relations scholar currently serving as Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the United States National Security Council (NSC) in the Biden administration.
Feb 16, 2021 · Thomas Wright (1711-1786) was a self-taught English astronomer who published a visionary book in 1750, describing the spiral shape of the Milky Way and suggesting the existence of other galaxies. His book, illustrated with stunning celestial art, influenced Kant and Hubble, but was obscured by theology and time.
Thomas Wright is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He speaks on topics such as U.S.-China relations, U.S.-Europe relations, U.S. national security policy, and world order.
Mar 4, 2022 · Thomas Wright, an expert on trans-Atlantic relations and foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, is being considered for a top White House job on the NSC as senior director for strategy.
