I joined the staff of EMI in Middlesex in 1951, where I worked for a while on radar and guided weapons and later ran a small design laboratory. During this time, I became particularly interested in computers, which were then in their infancy. It was interesting, pioneering work at that time: drums and tape decks had to be designed from scratch.

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  • Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour
  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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