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Nigel Linge FBCS FIET FHEA is Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Salford. He is a specialist in computer networking and telecommunications heritage.

Early life

Linge was educated at Wolsingham Comprehensive School and then at the University of Salford where he obtained a degree in Electronics in 1983. He subsequently completed his PhD there in 1987 for a thesis on the subject of "The interconnection of local area networks using bridges".

Career

Linge is Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Salford. He is a specialist in computer networking and telecommunications heritage about which he has written two books with Andy Sutton. He is a Chartered Engineer and was elected Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Fellow of the British Computer Society, and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Selected publications

• 30 Years of Mobile Phones in the UK. Amberley Publishing, 2015. (With Andy Sutton) ISBN 978-1445651088
• The British Phonebox. Amberley Publishing, 2017. (With Andy Sutton) ISBN 978-1445663081

References

1. Nigel, Linge (14 November 1987). The interconnection of local area networks using bridges. Ethos.bl.uk (Ph.D). University of Salford. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Nigel Linge - School of Computing, Science & Engineering - University of Salford, Manchester". Salford.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
3. "Nigel Linge". Theitp.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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