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Adam H. Walker
I joined the newly created M.Sc. course in Computing at Glasgow University with Alan Christie and Rognvald Manson in 1964.
Following this I spent 2 years at Ferranti Ltd in Edinburgh as an applied mathematician, then 3 years as a physicist with Nuclear Enterprises in Edinburgh . During this latter period I had the unexpected task of performing X-ray fluorescence analysis of one of Neil Armstrong's lunar samples. I worked for 6 months on the precious 2gm sample of moondust, then returned it to my superiors with a little misgiving that I did not keep a small amount for myself as a unique souvenir. I later discovered that it had been 'flushed down the sink' !
I left for Canada in 1970 and worked first as a research physicist and later as sales director for a small company in Montreal. Some successful speculation in oil shares financed a business venture in Vancouver (less successful!). Since my return from Canada in 1973 I have worked in the software side of the electronics industry, as a freelance consultant for a variety of companies in the U.K.
In the early nineties I left industrial life to assist with more important family matters. I have enjoyed many years at various locations between Turnberry and Largs on the Ayrshire coast.
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