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Numberwatch Obituary
Source: http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/2012%20January.htm David Barron was a staunch supporter of Number Watch and there are many references to his direct contributions in the archive (see, for example, the Number of the Month for July 2001), though there were far more that … Continue reading
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David Barron: Visionary, mentor and friend
(From Professor Dame Wendy Hall) I owe my career in computing to David He didn’t really remember me as an undergraduate mathematics student at Southampton. He taught me computing – Fortran programming to be exact. I hated it. Not because … Continue reading
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On taking measurements – David from 1973-1977
When I met David Barron, he was wearing pink socks. His explanation was typical of his sense of humour, and of our subsequent research, which centered on taking real measurements. We investigated whether drinking Cinzano made them pinker. By the … Continue reading
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Photograph
Editors note; I’ve been sent this photograph without a caption. Can anybody shed light on the context!?
Funeral Notice
BARRON PROFESSOR DAVID WILLIAM Died in hospital on 2nd January 2012, aged 76 years Grateful thanks to the staff of Southampton General Hospital for their devoted care and attention Funeral service will take place at East Chapel, Southampton Crematorium, at … Continue reading
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Generations – A tribute to Prof DW Barron
In his Inaugural Lecture at University of Southampton in 1971 [PDF Transcript], Prof David W Barron (DWB) described himself as “only a second-generation computer man”, because those who taught him were the ones who had invented computers – he had … Continue reading
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