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Nick Pelling
Born1964 (age 59–60)[1]
NationalityBritish
Other names
  • Orlando M. Pilchard
[1]

Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer[2] best known as the creator of the 1984 game Frak!.[1]

Ludography

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").[5]

Books

  • Pelling, Nicholas John (2006). The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. Compelling Press. ISBN 0-9553160-0-6.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". Retro Gamer 26, pp. 82-85.
  2. ^ a b Nicholas John Pelling; Nick Pelling (1 January 2006). The Curse of the Voynich: The Secret History of the World's Most Mysterious Manuscript. Compelling Press. ISBN 978-0-9553160-0-5.
  3. ^ Who Invented the Telescope?
  4. ^ Controversy over telescope origin, news.bbc.co.uk, Tuesday, 16 September 2008
  5. ^ Pelling 2006
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