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Michael Aldrich
Michael Aldrich (22 August 1941 – 19 May 2014) was an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur.〔2010 A. Hartley '20 Great British Inventors.Michael Aldrich 1941-' Msn News UK London 24/8/10 ()〕 In 1979 he invented online shopping〔2009 Tkacz,Ewaryst,Kapczynski,Adrian 'Internet Technical Development and Application ' Springer p255 ISBN 978-3-642-05018-3 'The first pilot system was installing in Tesco in the UK (demonstrated in 1979 by Michael Aldrich )..〕 to enable online transaction processing between consumers and businesses,〔2013 BBC News Magazine:'British inventor of online shopping on his inspiration'. BBC videoclip of Michael Aldrich. 16 September 2013 ()〕 or between one business and another, a technique known later as e-commerce.〔2011 I.Wallis ed '50 Best Business Ideas (the last 50 years )' Crimson Publishing,p35 ISBN 978-1-85458-671-1 'Entrepreneur Michael Aldrich conceived the idea of e-commerce'〕 In 1980 he invented the Teleputer, a multi-purpose home infotainment centre that was a fusion of PC, TV and Telecom networking technologies. In 1981 he developed the concept of interactive broadband local loop cable TV for mass market consumer telecommunications.
Aldrich had a 38-year career in the IT industry, 20 years of which were spent as CEO of an international computer company, Redifon/Rediffusion/ROCC Computers. He retired as CEO in 2000 and became non-executive Chairman(). He also worked for Honeywell (now Groupe Bull) and Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys).
Aside from his inventions and innovations, he is known for his pro bono public service. He was an IT adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1981-86, IT adviser to the Confederation of British Industry January 1982-December 1983, President of the Institute of Information Scientists 1984-85, and Chairman of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations 1989-99. He has had a long, formal association with the University of Brighton in various capacities since 1982.
==Personal life==
Michael Aldrich was born on 22 August 1941 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. He went to school at Clapham College in London and, in 1959, he won a scholarship to the University of Hull to study History. He became engaged to Sandy Kay Hutchings, a student at Hull Art College, originally named Hull School of Art,in 1960, and they married in 1962, just prior to his graduation. They have four children and are grandparents to eight grandchildren.〔( ''Biography, Aldrich Archive'', University of Brighton )〕
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