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Memorial Symposium

Memorial Symposium for Professor David Barron Thursday 13th September 12:30-18:00 RSVP: Joyce Lewis j.k.lewis@ecs.soton.ac.uk, 02380595453

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Obituary from Professor David F. Brailsford

I have known (even now it’s hard to say “I knew”) David Barron since the mid-1970s and was always uplifted by his sheer delight and interest in programming —  whatever the paradigm and whatever the language. He always told me … Continue reading

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Funeral Address from Hugh Glaser

From what has already been said this afternoon we have learned what a remarkable academic career David enjoyed. What may not be as widely known is that, in addition to being a distinguished scientist and learned professor, a loving husband … Continue reading

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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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Another portrait of David

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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!?

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A Collection of Group Photos

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Exaugural

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