Nick Pelling Explained
Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.[2]
Games
Developed
As Aardvark Software
Independently
Ported
As Aardvark Software
Independently
Interests in history
Pelling published an article in the British magazine History Today, supporting a previous attribution of the invention of the telescope to a Gerundian named Joan Roget in 1590[3] [4] and published a 2006 book on the Voynich manuscript, claiming it was written by 15th century North Italian architect Antonio Averlino (also known as "Filarete").
Books
- Book: Pelling, Nicholas John . 2006 . The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript . Compelling Press . 0-9553160-0-6. [5]
External links
Notes and References
- "Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". Retro Gamer 26, pp. 82-85.
- "Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". Retro Gamer 26, pp. 82-85.
- http://www.historytoday.com/nick-pelling/who-invented-telescope Who Invented the Telescope?
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7617426.stm Controversy over telescope origin, news.bbc.co.uk, Tuesday, 16 September 2008
- Book: The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. Nicholas John Pelling. Nick Pelling. 1 January 2006. Compelling Press. 978-0-9553160-0-5.