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Biography

Tony Thorne MBE is an Englishman, born and technically educated in London, England, but now living in Austria and, in the winters when he can, in the warmer Canary Island of Tenerife. He originally qualified as a Chartered Design Engineer and subsequently created a well-known British company (now American owned) specialising in Applied Physics products. For developments in the field of low temperature (cryo)surgery instruments, and very high temperature processing furnaces, the Queen awarded him an MBE. Later he emigrated to Switzerland where he created, and became CEO of, the European Division of an American Corporation specialising in medical laboratory, and computer-related, products. Much earlier in life he, also wrote science-fiction and humorous stories, was an active SF Fan, and a spare time lecturer for the British Interplanetary Society. He has since written papers and articles for several technical publications, and has held patents, in such varied fields as nuclear protection clothing, very high temperature furnaces and microbiological laboratory equipment. After many subsequent business adventures, including the development of AI computer software for business applications, he is now writes quirky speculative fiction, mostly tall Science Fiction and Macabre tales, with over 90 short stories on file. His website, which you must visit, is ... www.tonythorne.co.uk

Inspiration

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