About Me

Writer on the history of technology with a background in engineering R&D, IP commercialisation and knowledge exchange.  My first book, The Story of the Computer: A Technical and Business History, is the only comprehensive treatment of the subject written from both a technical and a business perspective.  My second book, The Story of the Robot: A Short History of Automation and Robotics, examines the history of the robot within the wider context of automation, thereby allowing the reader to fully appreciate the origins and evolution of robotic systems.  I am currently working on my third book, a history of music technology.

I am a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Information Technology Professional and an avid member of the Computer Conservation Society.  I live in the historic city of Edinburgh, Scotland with my wife and pet cockatiel.

For further details, you can check out my LinkedIn profile here.