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T. Bell, M. Fellows, N. Koblitz, M. Powell, H. Thimbleby & I. Witten, “Explaining Cryptographic Systems”, Computers & Education, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 199–215 (2003). PDF DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(02)00102-1
H. Thimbleby, “The Reduced Enigma”, Computers & Security, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 624–642 (2003). URL http://harold.thimbleby.net/enigma/index.html PDF DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4048(03)00712-0
M. Jones & H. Thimbleby, “Obituary for a Fax”, Personal Technologies, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 151–152 (2002). PDF DOI: 10.1007/s007790200014
H. Thimbleby, “An Example of Distribution-Free Testing”, Mathematica Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 62–65 (1995).
T. C. Bell, A. Moffat, C. G. Nevill-Manning, T. C. Smith, H. Thimbleby & I. H. Witten, “Semantic and Generative Models for Lossy Text Compression”, Computer Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 83–87 (1994). PDF DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/37.2.83
H. Thimbleby, “A Personal View: Software Mechanics”, Software Engineering Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 110–111 (1993). DOI: 10.1049/sej.1993.0015
H. Thimbleby, “Computerised Parkinson’s Law”, Computing & Control Engineering Journal, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 197–198 (1993).
H. Thimbleby, “Genaille’s Rods”, Mathematica Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 60–62 (1993). URL http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/Articles/3146/ PDF
H. Thimbleby, “GenaillesRods.m package”, Mathematica Journal Electronic Supplement, vol. 3, no. 2 (1993). URL http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v3i2/
H. Thimbleby & I. H. Witten, “The “Worm” Programs — Early Experience with a Distributed Intelligence”, ACM SIGART Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 14–17 (1990). DOI: 10.1145/84234.84254
H. Thimbleby & I. H. Witten, “Bugs in the Church-Turing Thesis”, Canadian Artificial Intelligence, no. 19, pp. 17–18 (1989).
H. Thimbleby, “The Leidenfrost Phenomenon”, Physics Education, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 300–303 (1989). PDF DOI: 10.1088/0031-9120/24/5/312
H. Thimbleby & I. H. Witten, “Worms and Bugs in the Church-Turing Thesis”, Canadian Artificial Intelligence, no. 21, pp. 3–4 (1989).
H. Thimbleby, “Optimising Self-Replicating Programs”, Computer Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 475–476 (1987). PDF DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/30.5.475
H. Thimbleby, “Dreams”, Self and Society, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 601–608 (1979).
H. Thimbleby, “Interactive Critical Systems”, Wiley Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction, J. Kirakowski & K. L. Norman (editors), pp. 9–32, John Wiley & Sons (2018). URL www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Wiley+Handbook+of+Human+Computer+Interaction+Set-p-9781118977279
H. Thimbleby, “Write Now!”, Research Methods for Human-Computer Interaction, P. Cairns & A. Cox (editors), pp. 196–211, Cambridge University Press (2008). PDF
H. Thimbleby, “Cowboy digital undermines safety-critical systems”, Safer Systems: The Next 30 Years, Proceedings of the 30th Safety-Critical Systems Symposium, Keynote, M. Nicholson & M. Parsons (editors), vol. SCSC-161, pp. 203–226, Safety-Critical Systems Club (2022).
T. Bell, M. Fellows, N. Koblitz, H. Thimbleby & I. Witten, “Explaining Cryptosystems to the General Public”, First IFIP World Conference on Information Security Education (WISE), Proceedings IFIP TC11 WG11.8 Conference, Keynote, S. Fischer-Hübner & L. Yngstgröm (editors), Report Series 99–008, pp. 221–233, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (1999). PDF
H. Thimbleby, “The terrifying truth about the Horizon scandal”, The Spectator (2024). URL https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-terrifying-truth-about-the-horizon-scandal
H. Thimbleby, “Reaching to the Stars with IT Projects”, Public Service Review: UK Science & Technology, vol. 5, pp. 20–21 (2012). PDF
H. Thimbleby, “Marks for the da Vinci Code: B-”, CS4FN (2008). URL http://www.cs4fn.org/maths/bee-davinci.php
H. Thimbleby, “The Computer Science of Everyday Things”, Multimedia Information and Technology, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 328–330 (2002).
H. Thimbleby, “The Computer Science of Everyday Things”, Mathematics Today, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 107–108 (2002).
H. Thimbleby, “The Millenium Bug”, The Brewer, vol. 85, no. 1010, pp. 17–19 & 27 (1999).
H. Thimbleby, “Computerised Parkinson’s Law”, Elektron, Journal of The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 5–7 (1995).
H. Thimbleby, “Computers are Best when Hidden”, The Times Higher Education Supplement: Multimedia, no. 1184, p. vii (14 July, 1995).
H. Thimbleby, “Technological Hubris”, Elektron, Journal of The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 19–21 (1995).
H. Thimbleby, “The Questionnaire”, British Computer Society HCI Newsletter, p. 24 (April, 1993).
H. Thimbleby, “Does Business Have an Attitude Problem?”, New Scientist, vol. 135, no. 1836, pp. 49–50 (1992).
H. Thimbleby, “Computer Literacy”, SocInfo, no. 5, pp. 16–19 (1991).
H. Thimbleby, “Thanks for Wiping the Memory”, New Scientist, vol. 126, no. 1717, p. 69 (1990).
H. Thimbleby, “What Does IT Mean?”, Time, vol. 135, no. 11, p. 2pp (March 12, 1990).
H. Thimbleby, “No Way to Sell a Program”, New Scientist, vol. 124, no. 1693, pp. 84–85 (1989).
H. Thimbleby, “Expert witnessing collides STEM and SHAPE”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/expert-witnessing-collides-stem-and-shape
H. Thimbleby, “How a TV drama put complex technology on the national agenda”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/how-a-tv-drama-put-complex-technology-on-the-national-agenda
H. Thimbleby, “What is invisible, taken for granted, and often misunderstood in almost every SHAPE activity?”, London School of Economics, SHAPE (Social Science, Humanities and the Art for People and the Economy/Environment) project (2024). URL https://shapeinschools.org/blogs/what-is-invisible-taken-for-granted-and-often-misunderstood-in-almost-every-shape-activity
H. Thimbleby, “Rise of the machines as UK goes ‘all in’ on AI”, Letter, The Times, no. 74617, p. 24 (14 January, 2025).
H. Thimbleby, “Uneasiness over the Tory leadership contest”, Letter, The Times, no. 74537, p. 24 (11 October, 2024).
H. Thimbleby, “Brexit’s ‘self-inflicted’ wound on UK’s future”, Letter, The Times, no. 72548, p. 26 (30 May, 2018).
H. Thimbleby, “Judicial Decision”, Letter, The Times, p. 28 (7 November, 2016).
H. Thimbleby, “Time Bomb with a Longer Fuse”, Letter, Times Higher Education Supplement, no. 1425, p. 17 (3 March, 2000).
H. Thimbleby, “Budding Engineers Go to Market”, Letter, Times Higher Education Supplement, no. 1248, p. 14 (October 4, 1996).
H. Thimbleby, “Science Tests”, Letter, The Times, p. 17 (10 May, 1995).
H. Thimbleby, “High Charges to the Public for Government ‘Glasnost’”, Letter, The Times, p. 19 (14 November, 1994).
H. Thimbleby, “Principles First”, Letter, The Independent, p. 15 (10 September, 1993).
H. Thimbleby, Best letter prize, “Who will gain from Apple Sony alliance?”, Letter, Apple Business, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 7 (1991).
H. Thimbleby, “Future Computers”, Gresham College (24 January, 2002). Video PDF
H. Thimbleby, “The deeper IT scandal behind the Post Office Horizon scandal”, Digital by Default: Post Office Horizon IT System, Canterbury (2022).
H. Thimbleby, “Knowing Computer Technology”, Christians in Science Annual Conference, Keynote, Sheffield (2004).
H. Thimbleby, “Digital Stories”, Royal Society/NRF Conference, User-Generated Content Systems and Services for Developing Country Contexts, Cape Town, South Africa (2008).
H. Thimbleby, “TippingPoint Germany 2008”, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and British Council, Berlin (2008).
H. Thimbleby, “Bring the past to life and preserve today for tomorrow”, National Waterfront Museum (2005).
H. Thimbleby, “Creative future technologies”, The Creative Technology Sector and Near Future Workshop, Colwyn Bay (2005).
H. Thimbleby, “Future Relation of People and Computers”, Swansea Science Café (2005).
H. Thimbleby, “Tenantspin & tagging”, Cardiff Festival of Creative Technology (2005).
H. Thimbleby, “Commentary on P. Ladkin’s “Ursachenanalyse von Unglücksfällen in Luftverkehr””, Natur, Gesetz, Naturgesetz: Historiche und Zeitgenössische Perspektiven (Conference on Natural Law: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives), Max Planck Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte (Max Plank Institute for the History of Science), Bad Homburg (1999).
H. Thimbleby, “Benjamin Franklin”, Conference of Professors and Heads of Electrical Engineering (1996).
H. Thimbleby, “Science for Technophobics”, Edinburgh International Science Festival (1993).
H. Thimbleby, “Artificial Life”, St. Andrew’s Diocesan Conference (1990).
H. Thimbleby, “Panel”, Edinburgh International Science Festival (1990).
H. Thimbleby, “Modern lessons from the German Enigma”, repeated 3 times, University of Michigan, USA (2017).
H. Thimbleby, “Human Factors and missed solutions to WWII Enigma design weaknesses”, Cambridge University (2015).
H. Thimbleby, “Thinking about Computers”, A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore (2012).
H. Thimbleby, “Science Café”, Swansea (2006).
H. Thimbleby, “Opening the IT Department”, Bilton Grange School, Rugby (1995).
H. Thimbleby, “Public Understanding of Science”, Middlesex University Conference on Research and Technology (1996).
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