Harold William Thimbleby

Background

Thimbleby, Harold William was born on July 19, 1955 in Marborough-Magna, Warwick., United Kingdom. Son of Peter and Angela Marion (Hodson) Thimbleby.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Queen Elizabeth College, London, 1976; Master of Science, Queen Mary College, London, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, Queen Mary College, London, 1981.

Career

Harold Thimbleby held the post of director of UCLIC, University College London"s Interaction Centre, from its establishment in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he was also the 28th Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, London. Thimbleby founded the Future Interaction Technology Laboratory at Swansea University in 2005.

Thimbleby runs the Swansea University Research Forum, as well as giving talks on science and religion.

Thimbleby"s research interests include:

Interactive handwriting calculators

Improving medical devices

Improving ethics in research

Markov Modeling

Matrix Modeling.

Achievements

• Harold William Thimbleby has been listed as a notable Computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Arts, Institution Electrical Engineers. Member New York Academy of Sciences, Association Computing Machinery, Royal Institution of Great Britain (chartered engineer).

Interests

• Avocations: woodwork, electronics, walking, family activities.

Connections

Married Prudence Mary Barker, February 16, 1980. Children: William John, Samuel Peter, Isaac James, Jemima Mary.

Father:

Peter Thimbleby

Mother:

Angela Marion (Hodson) Thimbleby

Spouse:

Prudence Mary Barker

child:

Isaac James Thimbleby

child:

Samuel Peter Thimbleby

child:

Jemima Mary Thimbleby

child:

William John Thimbleby