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'''Derek Ivor Colin Kapp''' (3 April 1928<ref name="freebmd">[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=158130443:3794&d=bmd_1520860260 "C Kapp birth record transcription"], freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018</ref> – 3 August 2007), | '''Derek Ivor Colin Kapp''' (3 April 1928<ref name="freebmd">[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=158130443:3794&d=bmd_1520860260 "C Kapp birth record transcription"], freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018</ref> – 3 August 2007), known also as '''Colin Kapp,''' was a British [[science fiction author]] known best for his stories about the [[Unorthodox Engineers]]. | ||
He was born in [[Southwark]], south London, 3 April 1928<ref name="freebmd"/> to John L. F. Kapp and Annie M.A. (née Towner).<ref>[https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl?start=1927&end=1927&sq=1&eq=1&type=Marriages&vol=1d&pgno=87&db=bmd_1520860260&jsexec=1&mono=0&v=MTUyMTI0ODAxOToxNGVlNDQzMjQ5NjE0MDYyMTU4NGZjMDQxNjcwNTUxZTViMDY2Y2Q2&searchdef=db%3Dbmd_1520860260%26end%3D1927%26eq%3D4%26vol%3D1d%26s_surname%3Dtowner%26pgno%3D87%26sq%3D1%26surname%3Dkapp%26districtid%3D243%26start%3D1927%26type%3DMarriages&action=Find "Parents marriage record transcription"], freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2018</ref> | |||
As an electronic engineer, he began his career with [[Mullard]] Electronics then specialised in [[electroplating]] techniques, eventually becoming a freelance consultant engineer. | As an electronic engineer, he began his career with [[Mullard]] Electronics then specialised in [[electroplating]] techniques, eventually becoming a freelance consultant engineer. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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==== Unorthodox Engineers ==== | ==== Unorthodox Engineers ==== | ||
*"The Railways Up | *"The Railways Up On Cannis" (1959) | ||
*"The Subways of Tazoo" (1964) | *"The Subways of Tazoo" (1964) | ||
*"The Pen and the Dark" (1966) | *"The Pen and the Dark" (1966) | ||