Emerald-wiki

Basic information

Physics

Born in Snowdonia, North Wales BSc in Physics and Pure Mathematics, BA Spanish, MSc Medical Physics and PhD solving a problem which involved electronics, astrophysics, nuclear physics and computer modelling Self-taught electronics to fairly high level (somewhere at degree level) Self-taught in some aspects of programming (BASIC, microprocessors and PIC microcontrollers) I run my life using Excel spreadsheets and Outlook Lived all over a significant proportion of the UK (furthest north - Liverpool, furthest south - Brighton, furthest east - Lowestoft, furthest west - Penmachno, most central - Leicester) and a while in the Philippines Retired, so currently my "employment" consists of volunteering for an animal charity (walking and caring for rescue dogs) and consultancy for an international examination board Well-travelled

Rhinog Fach

Publications

Four physics textbooks on my own plus a few to which I made contributions One electronics textbook Contributions to science education books, brochures and journals

Languages

Languages

In order of competence: English Spanish Tagalog Welsh (First and only language until age four, then sudden switch to English due to misguided advice received by parents and anti-Welsh politics at the time! I can still manage some "kitchen" Welsh)

Interests

Pride

In no particular order (my current obsession will be from something in the following list): LGBT history, art, politics, campaigns Politics associated with race, gender and religion Multiculturalism, diversity and integration Political art (including performance, video and visual art in general) All topics of global significance Indian cinema (especially more recent films with social and political comment) Spanish-language cinema Animals (especially dogs, and very especially sheep dogs) History (in particular Welsh, Roman, and British Empire and Commonwealth) Indian food Baking (especially bread of all kinds)

Favourite expression

Dog

"Be more dog!" This implies: — living for the moment — loyal — adventurous — forgiving — loving — no discrimination — and many more good qualities!

Sheep dog

Articles created

• Afon Merddwr (translation of Welsh Wikipedia)
• Caereinion
• Cedewain
• Cyfeiliog (article to replace redirection)
• Deuddwr (article to replace redirection)
• George Chakravarthi
• La Casa Encendida (Madrid) (translation of Spanish Wikipedia with some detail added)
• Llanerchydol
• Mochnant
• Oswestry Castle
• Owain Fychan
• Penllyn (cantref)
• River Cain (translation of Welsh Wikipedia, citations and more information added)
• Tomen yr Allt
• Y Gorddwr
• Ystlyg
• Ystrad Marchell

Articles edited significantly

• Arllechwedd
• Bangor-on-Dee
• Carausius
• Chirkland
• Cwmdauddwr
• Ellis Price
• Ely Cathedral
• Gobowen
• Gwenwynwyn ap Owain
• Ial
• King's Ely
• Llanarmon Mynydd Mawr
• Llanfechain
• Llanfechan
• Llanfyllin
• Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
• Llanrwst
• Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
• Lye, West Midlands
• Lye and Wollescote Cemetery
• Maelor
• Maesgeirchen
• Mathrafal
• Mechain
• Meifod
• Meirionnydd
• Penmachno
• Pentrefoelas
• Rhwng Gwy a Hafren
• Royal Vauxhall Tavern
• Shrewsbury cake
• Strata Marcella
• Stretham
• Tomos Prys
• Tregaron
• William Morgan (Bible translator)
• Ynysymaengwyn
• Ysbyty Ifan

Articles I want to create - my "to do" list

• Pengwern Hall, Llangollen
• Corsydd Nug a Merddwr (it exists, but needs some content!)
• Derwlwyn Coppice Hillfort (52.7724°N 3.25939°W / 52.7724; -3.25939 see Talk:Llanfyllin)

More

This user lives in Great Britain. enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. This user has been on Wikipedia for 9 years, 11 months and 1 day. According to The Political Compass this user is: Economic Left (−9.25) and Social Libertarian (−6.21)

This user is interested in ancient Rome. This user supports the independence of Tibet. This user identifies as gay. This user is proudly out of the closet and gay.

This user supports equal rights for LGBT people. This user supports the legalization of same-sex marriage. This user is male. This user has a husband.

This user has an amateur radio license. This user is fascinated by chaos theory. KThis user uses the Kelvin scale, because 0K is much cooler than −273.15°C or −459.67°F. This user accepts evolution as a biological fact.

BScThis user has a Bachelor of Science degree. MScThis user has a Master of Science degree. PhDThis user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. ATHThis user is an atheist.

This user is a past or present student at the University of Leicester. UoSThis user is a graduate of the University of Surrey This user attends or attended the University of East Anglia. This user is an Open University graduate

$\nabla \times \mathbf {E} =-{\frac {\partial \mathbf {B} }{\partial t}}$This user understands Physics at a graduate level.

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