Christopher Evans

:This article is about the psychologist. For the British radio and television presenter, see Chris Evans.

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British - Radio - Television - Chris Evans

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Dr. Christopher Riche Evans (1931 - October 10, 1979) British psychologist and computer scientist.

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1931 - October 10 - 1979 - British - Psychologist - Computer scientist

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Evans entered the field of computer science after joining the National Physical Laboratory in the mid 1950s. In 1979, he wrote a book on the oncoming microcomputer revolution: The Mighty Micro: The Impact of the Computer Revolution, after which the BBC produced a six-part TV series, written and presented by him, which was aired posthumously. His other books include Cults of Unreason, an entertaining and perceptive study of Scientology and other pseudoscience, and Landscapes of the Night - how and why we dream.

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National Physical Laboratory - 1979 - BBC - Scientology - Pseudoscience

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Dr. Evans also had a long-standing interest in science fiction. He edited two anthologies of psychological sf/horror stories, Mind at Bay and Mind in Chains, and was a contributing editor to Omni.

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Science fiction - Omni

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