FEATURED AUTHOR
William Bolton
I have been retired for many years from active participation in education, now my only activity in that area is that of producing new editions of my many textbooks.
Biography
Following graduation I spent a year at a German University before starting work in the aircraft industry. Following some years in industry I moved into academia and became a senior lecturer at a College of Technology. I left the college to work on the Nuffield Advanced Physics team developing a new A-Level in Physics. Following that I became an adviser on the British Government Aid project in Brazil on technical education, then a UNESCO consultant in Argentina and Thailand before joining the newly formed Technician Education Council and eventually becoming Head of Research and Development at the Business and Technician Education Council. I am now retired. I have written many engineering textbooks, including Mechatronics 4th ed. Mechanical Science 3rd ed. Instrumentation and Control 2nd ed.Education
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BSc
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Predominantly technician education
Personal Interests
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Family History research