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Ken Frodsham
Born during World War Two, the son of a limestone quarry man, in a village above Buxton Spa in Derbyshire, England, the author was not very successful in his early years at school. He failed to gai...view moreBorn during World War Two, the son of a limestone quarry man, in a village above Buxton Spa in Derbyshire, England, the author was not very successful in his early years at school. He failed to gain admittance to grammar school and went instead to a secondary modern school (Intended for those not so academically gifted). Whilst there he excelled in school dramatic productions, became head prefect and dramatically lead them on a one-day protest strike. In his fourth year he was fortunate to be taught maths by the deputy headmaster, who inspired him with confidence and mathematical insight, something which has never left him to the present day. The headmaster persuaded his father to allow him to spend an extra year at school, until sixteen, and he was successful in exams which were a fore runner to present day G.C.S.E.view less