Barry R. Clarke

Barry R. Clarke (born 14 March 1959) is a British puzzle designer.

Born in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, to English parents, he was educated at Heckmondwike Grammar School, West Yorkshire. In 1984, he obtained a Master of Science degree by thesis in theoretical physics from the University of Hull and published papers on perturbation methods in quantum mechanics. [Clarke, B.R., Perturbation series for transition moments for anharmonic oscillators, "J. Phys. A: Math. Gen." (1985) 2207-2217; Structure of matrix perturbation coefficients for anharmonic oscillators, "J. Phys. A: Math. Gen." (1985) 2729-2736] He has written and directed several award-winning short films and his comedy sketches have appeared on both BBC and ITV. [1987 Alas Smith & Jones, BBC 2, Series IV] [1988 Little and Large, BBC 1, Series III] [1998 Beadle's Hotshots, ITV, Series 2]

In 2006 he self-published the results of his investigation into the Shakespearean authorship question.

As well as writing a regular puzzle column for "The Daily Telegraph", his puzzle work has been featured on BBC TV "Mindgames", [2004 Mindgames, BBC 4, Series 3] and he has published several books of original puzzles.

Bibliography

* 1993 "The Daily Telegraph Book of Brain Twisters", part contributor, Pan. ISBN 0-330-33106-X
* 1994 "Test Your Puzzle Power", Ward Lock. ISBN 0-7063-7249-2
* 1994 "Puzzles for Pleasure", Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-46634-2
* 2003 "Challenging Logic Puzzles (Mensa)", Sterling. ISBN 1-4027-0541-7
* 2003 "Brain Busters", Dover. ISBN 0-486-42755-2
* 2007 "The Shakespeare Puzzle: A Non-esoteric Baconian Theory", Lulu Press. ISBN 978-1-84753-708-9

Notes

External links

* [http://barryispuzzled.com/ The Puzzling World of Barry R. Clarke]
* [http://barryispuzzled.com/shakpuzz.pdf The Shakespeare Puzzle: A Non-esoteric Baconian Theory (free download)]
* [http://barryispuzzled.com/shakespearepuzz00.html Doubts about Shakespeare's authorship]