Inventor: pocket calculator, computers and . . . . the C5.
Born as Clive Marles Sinclair on 30 July 1940 near Richmond-upon-Thames. He was the eldest of the three children of George William Carter Sinclair (1911-1995) and Thora Edith Ella Sinclair née Marles (b.1916). He died, aged 81 years, on 16 September 2021 in London.
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Sir Clive Sinclair
Born at Fieldhead, in the parish of Birstal, not far from Leeds, Yorkshire. Emigrated to US in 1794. Died Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Chemist. Discovered oxygen. Had a stutter all his life. Inve...
Physician, geologist, political activist. Parkinson's disease is his. Born 1 Hoxton Square. Died at home, 3 Pleasant Row, Kingsland Road.
Built 1773-5 for Sir George Colebrooke, the design has been attributed to the Adam brothers but it seems that Sir Robert Taylor is more likely. 1776/7 Colebrooke sold No. 32 to Joseph Banks who mov...
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an astronomer who held some controversial views. He coined the term"Big Bang", even though he rejected the theory, preferring the "steady-state model". He also believed that...
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