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Professor Michael Slater MBE is Emeritus Professor at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, having been at Birkbeck until his retirement from teaching in 2001.
Ian Morison began his love of astronomy when, at the age of 12, he made a telescope out of lenses given to him by his optician. He attended Chichester High School and then went on to study Physics, Mathematics and
Taro originally studied lute and early guitar with Nigel North at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since leaving college, he has been in great demand as soloist and ensemble player, and has toured most European countries, Australia, New
Professor Jack Spence OBE is based at the War Studies Department at King's College London. He was educated at Pretoria Boys' High School, South Africa; the University of Witwatersrand; and LSE. He has lectured at a variety of Universities in
Fiona Sampson was born in London in 1968. After a brief career as a concert violinist, she studied at Oxford University, where she won the Newdigate Prize. She has a PhD in the philosophy of language from Nijmegen University. Her
We all rely on materials: natural ones like wood and stone - or manufactured ones such as steel, glass and concrete. The mathematics needed to design and study such materials is rich and challenging.
Tracey Hill is Head of Department of English Literature and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University. Her research interests are in late sixteenth and early seventeenth century cultural history, especially the culture and history of early modern London. She has
Mike Pitts FSA is an archaeologist and writer who has worked as a museum curator and freelance editor and broadcaster (and restaurateur), fitting in occasional original research in archaeology and arts. He studied archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology in
Jakob Lindberg was born in Djursholm in Sweden and developed his first passionate interest in music through the Beatles. He started to play the guitar and soon became interested in the classical repertoire. From the age of fourteen he studied
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