grant. 1  to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter. 2  to give or accord: to grant permission. 3  to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4  to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. 5  to transfer or convey, especially by deed or writing: to grant property.
Richard Wurman Since TED Talks were first started by  Richard Wurman in 1984, we've seen thousands of talks that have inspired our society. Over the past several years, we've seen more and more TED Talks focused on autism.
In later life, Ted's wife, Dorothy Knight, served on the Board of Directors of Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation in San Diego and was active in Palisadians For Peace. Can be heard in the comedy-drama movie MASH (1970) as a radio announcer (not to be confused with the PA announcer).