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Name Paul Birch

Address 48 Cliff Road, Cowes, IOW, PO31 8BN, England

E-mail paul@paulbirch.net and paul@paulbirch.co.uk

Web Page http://www.paulbirch.net and http://www.paulbirch.co.uk

Telephone (UK) 01983 291091

Date of Birth 25th May 1956

Marital Status Single

Employment Self-employed

Previous
employment Marconi Defence Systems Ltd, Satcoms Division, Stanmore
Plessey Radar Ltd, Advanced Systems, Cowes (now known as AMS, Tel. 01983 294141)

Secondary education Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby (1966-74)

'O' Levels Physics(1), Chemistry(1), Pure Maths(1), Applied Maths(1), French(2), English Language(2), English Literature(3), German(4), Latin(5), [1971], also Astronomy [1974]

'A' Levels Physics(A), Chemistry(A), Maths(A), General Studies(A), [1973], also 'special papers' and Further Maths [1974]

University Trinity College, Cambridge (Exhibitioner 1974-77)

Tripos Natural Sciences B.A. (Hons) 2.2 [1977]
1st year: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology of Cells
2nd &3rd years: Physics and Maths
Project: "The Experimental Tests of General Relativity"

Post-graduate Victoria University of Manchester (1977-82),
Nuffield Radio-Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank

Further degrees Diploma in Advanced Studies in Science [1978], Radio Astronomy, "Hot-spots in Extra-galactic Radio Sources"
M.A. (Cantab) [1981]
Ph.D. "Linear Polarisation and Magnetic Fields in Extra-galactic Radio Sources" (not completed)

Publications include "Interferometric Observations of Compact Components in Extra-galactic Radio Sources" with Kerr, Conway, Davis & Stannard, Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc., 197, 921 (1981)
"Is the Universe Rotating?", Nature, 298, 451 (1982)
"Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - I", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 35, 475 (1982)
"Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - II", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 36, 115 (1982)
"Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - III", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 36, 231 (1982)
"Radiation Shields for Ships and Settlements", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 35, 515 (1982)
"Is Faster Than Light Travel Causally Possible?", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 37, 117 (1984)
"Can Population Grow Forever?", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 38, 99 (1985)
"Dynamic Compression Members", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 42, 501 (1989)
"Supramundane Planets", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 44, 169 (1991)
"Terraforming Venus Quickly", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 44, 157 (1991)
"Terraforming Mars Quickly", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 45, 331 (1992)
"How To Spin A Planet", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 46, 311 (1993)
"How To Move A Planet", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 46, 314 (1993)
"A Visit To Suprajupiter", Analog, 112, 80 (Dec1992)

Reports
include "Towards a Perfect Communication System" for MSDS
"Distributed Radar Systems" for Plessey Radar

Other
publications
include Various articles in newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wireless World, Personal Computer World, etc.
"Deckchair Reading" by the Vectis Writers (edited by Paul Birch), Homespun Publications, Ventnor (1994)

Television
and radio credits include "Horizon", "The Big Breakfast", "Midweek", etc.
Experience
includes System Engineer for RSRE Multiband Ground Terminal Study
Design, construction and test of Correlator for low-level IMPSs
Design work on various satcoms proposals, tenders and reports
Design work on various radar proposals, tenders and reports
Development of computer programmes for data fusion, etc.

Interests
include Sailing, Music, Cryptology, Science Fiction (writing and reading), Space Colonisation, Astronautics and Aeronautics, Politics, Architecture

Societies Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society resigned
Subscriber to the Libertarian Alliance
Treasurer of the Vectis Writers
Member of Solent G&S Company (Pish Tush in Mikado, Lord Mountararat in Iolanthe, etc.)
Member of Cowes Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (Icarus in Orpheus, Abanazar in Aladdin, etc.)
Member of the United Kingdom Independence Party election summary
Town Councillor for Cowes Central, May 2003

Politics I have libertarian sympathies, but I do not call myself a libertarian: perhaps "ultraminimal monarchist" comes closest.

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Name	Paul Birch
Address	48 Cliff Road, Cowes, IOW, PO31 8BN, England
E-mail	paul@paulbirch.net and paul@paulbirch.co.uk
Web Page	http://www.paulbirch.net and http://www.paulbirch.co.uk
Telephone	(UK) 01983 291091

Date of Birth	25th May 1956
Marital Status	Single
Employment	Self-employed
Previous employment	Marconi Defence Systems Ltd, Satcoms Division, Stanmore Plessey Radar Ltd, Advanced Systems, Cowes (now known as AMS, Tel. 01983 294141)
Secondary education	Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby (1966-74)
'O' Levels	Physics(1), Chemistry(1), Pure Maths(1), Applied Maths(1), French(2), English Language(2), English Literature(3), German(4), Latin(5), [1971], also Astronomy [1974]
'A' Levels	Physics(A), Chemistry(A), Maths(A), General Studies(A), [1973], also 'special papers' and Further Maths [1974]
University	Trinity College, Cambridge (Exhibitioner 1974-77)
Tripos	Natural Sciences B.A. (Hons) 2.2 [1977] 1st year: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology of Cells 2nd &3rd years: Physics and Maths Project: "The Experimental Tests of General Relativity"
Post-graduate	Victoria University of Manchester (1977-82), Nuffield Radio-Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank
Further degrees	Diploma in Advanced Studies in Science [1978], Radio Astronomy, "Hot-spots in Extra-galactic Radio Sources" M.A. (Cantab) [1981] Ph.D. "Linear Polarisation and Magnetic Fields in Extra-galactic Radio Sources" (not completed)

Publications include	"Interferometric Observations of Compact Components in Extra-galactic Radio Sources" with Kerr, Conway, Davis & Stannard, Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc., 197, 921 (1981) "Is the Universe Rotating?", Nature, 298, 451 (1982) "Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - I", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 35, 475 (1982) "Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - II", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 36, 115 (1982) "Orbital Ring Systems and Jacob's Ladders - III", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 36, 231 (1982) "Radiation Shields for Ships and Settlements", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 35, 515 (1982) "Is Faster Than Light Travel Causally Possible?", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 37, 117 (1984) "Can Population Grow Forever?", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 38, 99 (1985) "Dynamic Compression Members", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 42, 501 (1989) "Supramundane Planets", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 44, 169 (1991) "Terraforming Venus Quickly", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 44, 157 (1991) "Terraforming Mars Quickly", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 45, 331 (1992) "How To Spin A Planet", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 46, 311 (1993) "How To Move A Planet", J. Brit. interplan. Soc., 46, 314 (1993) "A Visit To Suprajupiter", Analog, 112, 80 (Dec1992)
Reports include	"Towards a Perfect Communication System" for MSDS "Distributed Radar Systems" for Plessey Radar
Other publications include	Various articles in newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Wireless World, Personal Computer World, etc. "Deckchair Reading" by the Vectis Writers (edited by Paul Birch), Homespun Publications, Ventnor (1994)
Television and radio credits include	"Horizon", "The Big Breakfast", "Midweek", etc.
Experience includes	System Engineer for RSRE Multiband Ground Terminal Study Design, construction and test of Correlator for low-level IMPSs Design work on various satcoms proposals, tenders and reports Design work on various radar proposals, tenders and reports Development of computer programmes for data fusion, etc.
Interests include	Sailing, Music, Cryptology, Science Fiction (writing and reading), Space Colonisation, Astronautics and Aeronautics, Politics, Architecture
Societies	Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society resigned Subscriber to the Libertarian Alliance Treasurer of the Vectis Writers Member of Solent G&S Company (Pish Tush in Mikado, Lord Mountararat in Iolanthe, etc.) Member of Cowes Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (Icarus in Orpheus, Abanazar in Aladdin, etc.) Member of the United Kingdom Independence Party election summary Town Councillor for Cowes Central, May 2003
Politics	I have libertarian sympathies, but I do not call myself a libertarian: perhaps "ultraminimal monarchist" comes closest.