Captain Edward "Ted" Thompson was in command of Alaska Airlines flight 261, an ill-fated flight from Vallarta, Mexico, to Seattle. Parts of the MD-83's horizontal stabilizer were worn out due to improper maintenance from the airline, and despite his and the first officer's best efforts, the plane went down near southern California.
― Anonymous User 8/1/2021
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Anthony Michael Hall's character in Sixteen Candles has this name, though it's likely a nickname from Theodore.
― Anonymous User 7/22/2021
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Ted Skjellum, more commonly known by his stage name, "Nocturno Culto", is best known as the vocalist of the black metal band Darkthrone.
Ted Fujita (born Tetsuya Fujita) was a prominent Japanese-American severe storms researcher. His research at the University of Chicago on severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons revolutionized the knowledge of each. He is recognized as the discoverer of downbursts and microbursts and also developed the Fujita scale, which differentiates tornado intensity and links tornado damage with wind speed.Fujita's best-known contributions were in tornado research; he was often called "Mr. Tornado" by his associates and by the media. In addition to developing the Fujita scale, Fujita was a pioneer in the development of tornado overflight and damage survey techniques, which he used to study and map the paths of the two tornadoes that hit Lubbock, Texas on May 11, 1970. He established the value of photometric analysis of tornado pictures and films to establish wind speeds at various heights at the surface of tornado vortices. Fujita was also the first to widely study the meteorological phenomenon of the downburst, which can pose serious danger to aircraft. As a result of his work, pilot training worldwide routinely uses techniques he pioneered to provide instruction to students.
There is a movie called "Ted", directed by Seth MacFarlane. The character Ted is a wisecracking, pot smoking teddy bear who lives with his best friend john (Mark Wahlberg).
― Anonymous User 7/20/2013
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Theodore "Ted" Mosby is the protagonist in the TV show, "How I Met Your Mother."
Not only is Ted the name of Nymphadora Tonks' father in the Harry Potter series, but *SPOILERS AHEAD* it is also the name of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora's son in Deathly Hallows, named after his newly late grandfather.
This name is borne by Keanu Reeves' character Ted "Theodore" Logan in 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure' and the sequel, 'Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.'