DAVID BROUGHTON'S WEB SITE
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Who is David Broughton?

 British Male aged 73. Retired and married to Dina. Ex Electronics Engineer and Computer Scientist. Systems programmer of the BMD Project for the Isle of Wight Family History Society.

 

Humanism

 Humanists reject all religions and the supernatural, basing their world view on reason, tolerance and compassion for all humans regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. More on this topic.

National Secular Society

 The NSS campaigns for a society where religion is separate from the state -- a secular society. More on this topic.

Vectis Astronomical Society

 The Isle of Wight Astronomical Society now has an observatory and a very fine telescope. They meet monthly. More on this topic.

Isle of Wight PC User Group

 This is the organisation I have been most involved with. More details here.

Dignity in Dying

 An organisation that insists on the right of everyone to choose how and when they want to die. More details here.

Why Religion is Bad for You

 If you click here you may have to do some rational thinking and give up a few cherished beliefs -- unless, of course, you are already a rationalist.

Adding and Subtracting Colours

 This chart shows the way primary coloured lights add and coloured paints subtract. Click here to see it. This is a graphic I created by writing a computer program using the C language. These are the primary colours used in colour television and computer graphic screens. Their names are red, blue and green; their complementaries are cyan, yellow and magenta respectively. Other primaries can be be used.

The Recessive Gene and Infertility

 This is an essay that claims to show mathematically that a recessive gene that causes infertility does not die out as might at first be thought. Click here if this interests you. Note that the theory given has not been subject to scrutiny by geneticist as far as I know, so should be taken as speculative until the mathematics and the theoretical assumptions have been independently reviewed.

Solving Spherical Triangles

 Ever had problems with spherical triangles? This article shows that all spherical triangles can be reduced to two right angled spherical triangles and, moreover, that each can be solved with very simple formulae which are set out in a table. Click here if this interests you.

Does God Exist?

 A speech by Dr Peter Atkins, Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, Lincoln College, University of Oxford, in a television debate on Channel 4, October 1993. Click here to read it.

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