Sentences with phrase «gained public notoriety»

Richard Dawkins (1941 ---RRB-: The biologist, a charismatic speaker, first gained public notoriety in 1976 with his book The Selfish Gene, one of his many works on evolution.

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He wrote that it was his favorite as well, though when the book came out, it was not well received by the public, and never gained much notoriety.

Blaber, a political operative and sometime blogger gained notoriety this spring when he made public a recording of Gallo cursing and threatening him during a meeting in which he was dismissed from his job as a part - time parking enforcement officer.

In addition to being a world - class geneticist, Collins also has gained notoriety for his public profile as an unapologetic evangelical Christian.

This film has gained some extra notoriety due to the fact that Kevin Spacey had originally been hired to play J. Paul Getty and that, in fact, the film was finished when news of Spacey's alleged misdeeds was made public.

Although Fairey has gained notoriety for his projects in public spaces — many of which were illegal, Risky Business translates the scale, presence, and politics of his street art into a discrete painting and collage.

Of course as crypto gained notoriety, it was bound to attract investors and mass public interest.

Over the past year, HomeUnion has gained notoriety through its public relations initiatives, resulting in a record - breaking volume of media coverage in 2016.