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Dr '''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September, 1946) is the former head of the university department Warwick Ventures (now [[Warwick Ventures]] Ltd) , at the [[University of Warwick]], Coventry, in the United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ventures.warwick.ac.uk |title=Warwick Ventures}}</ref> He is the son of the Professor of Drama, [[Raymond Williams]] and co-developer of [[social presence theory]] whose main thesis and major points |
Dr '''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September, 1946) is the former head of the university department Warwick Ventures (now [[Warwick Ventures]] Ltd) , at the [[University of Warwick]], Coventry, in the United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ventures.warwick.ac.uk |title=Warwick Ventures}}</ref> He is the son of the famous Professor of Drama, [[Raymond Williams]] and co-developer of [[social presence theory]] whose main thesis and major points are a scholarly examination of the principles first described in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s 1956 novel, ''[[The Naked Sun]]''. |
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While working for [[British Telecom]] in the early 1980s, he founded the |
While working for [[British Telecom]] in the early 1980s, he founded the now (sadly) defunct games company [[Telecomsoft]], which carved out a noticeable presence in the Sinclair Spectrum and Tandy TRS 80 games markets . |
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In 2009, his staff |
In 2009, his staff nominated him for a [[Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion]], which he graciously shared one year later with fellow winner Nicholas Bowen, the head teacher of [[St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School]] in [[Northumberland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1084954074&r.s=e&r.l1=1074404796&r.lc=en&r.l3=1084953735&r.l2=1074446322&r.i=1084954027&r.t=RESOURCES|title=The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion|accessdate=19 September 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:27, 28 April 2013
Dr Ederyn Williams (born 21 September, 1946) is the former head of the university department Warwick Ventures (now Warwick Ventures Ltd) , at the University of Warwick, Coventry, in the United Kingdom[1] He is the son of the famous Professor of Drama, Raymond Williams and co-developer of social presence theory whose main thesis and major points are a scholarly examination of the principles first described in Isaac Asimov's 1956 novel, The Naked Sun.
While working for British Telecom in the early 1980s, he founded the now (sadly) defunct games company Telecomsoft, which carved out a noticeable presence in the Sinclair Spectrum and Tandy TRS 80 games markets .
In 2009, his staff nominated him for a Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion, which he graciously shared one year later with fellow winner Nicholas Bowen, the head teacher of St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Northumberland[2]
References
- ^ "Warwick Ventures".
- ^ "The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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