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William George Thompson (born 6 October 1960) is an English technology writer, best known for his weekly column in the Technology section of BBC News Online and his appearances on ''Click'', a radio show on the BBC World Service. He is also an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at City University London's Journalism Department.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Thompson )〕 and writes for BBC Webwise. Born in Jarrow, County Durham, Thompson grew up in Corby, Northamptonshire. He graduated from Cambridge University in philosophy and with a diploma in computing in 1984 and worked at Acorn Computers.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11821504〕 He was a correspondent for the technology programme'' The Big Byte'' on BBC Radio. He began to write for ''The Guardian'' in 1990, and in 1994 went to work there, setting up the paper's website. He left in 1996 to work as a freelance writer and consultant. In November 2009 he took on a role as head of partnership development for Archive Development projects at the BBC, working with Tony Ageh (formerly of ''The Guardian'', now Controller of Archive Development at the BBC). Thompson is a trustee of the Britten Sinfonia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meet the Trustees )〕 and a board member of the Writers' Centre Norwich.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 In 2010, he was nominated for the Prudential Arts and Business Board Member of the year award. == Bibliography == Thompson has also written books for children: * * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Thompson (technology writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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