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
Mathematical instrument maker, notable for inventing the sextant. He came to London in 1740 where he worked for Jonathan Sisson and George Graham. By 1745, he had his own business in the Strand. Bi...
Medical Scientist. Born as Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman in the cathedral close, Norwich. He was a medical inspector in the Local Government Board (forerunner to the Ministry of Health), where Sir...
Discovered the link between smoking and cancer. Born Hampstead, son of Sir Leonard Hill and great-great nephew of Sir Rowland Hill. The family moved to Loughton in 1902. Served in WW1 as a pilot i...
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