Chris Lightfoot (4 August 1978 – 11 February 2007) was an English scientist and political activist. He was the first developer, with Tom Steinberg, at e-democracy charity mySociety. [1]
Lightfoot was born in Dulwich, England, in 1978. [1] His mother, Prue, was a journalist and his father, Robert, was a patent agent. [1] His older sister Steph taught him how to program the family's BBC Micro. [1] He attended Westminster School, where he was part of the team representing the school in the British Informatics Olympiad. [1] He used his knowledge of programming to produce a crater investigation model in the physics department at Westminster which was of an extremely high standard. This was part of a physics project in which he was awarded a 15 Merit — an outstanding and very rare full mark.
He studied the Natural Science Tripos with a focus on Physics at Clare College, Cambridge. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2000. [1]
Lightfoot was one of the founders of Mythic Beasts, an ISP. [1]
He had suffered from depression throughout his adult life. [1] Lightfoot died by suicide on 11 February 2007. [1] [2]
He played an important role in the development of:
Chris Lightfoot (4 August 1978 – 11 February 2007) was an English scientist and political activist. He was the first developer, with Tom Steinberg, at e-democracy charity mySociety. [1]
Lightfoot was born in Dulwich, England, in 1978. [1] His mother, Prue, was a journalist and his father, Robert, was a patent agent. [1] His older sister Steph taught him how to program the family's BBC Micro. [1] He attended Westminster School, where he was part of the team representing the school in the British Informatics Olympiad. [1] He used his knowledge of programming to produce a crater investigation model in the physics department at Westminster which was of an extremely high standard. This was part of a physics project in which he was awarded a 15 Merit — an outstanding and very rare full mark.
He studied the Natural Science Tripos with a focus on Physics at Clare College, Cambridge. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2000. [1]
Lightfoot was one of the founders of Mythic Beasts, an ISP. [1]
He had suffered from depression throughout his adult life. [1] Lightfoot died by suicide on 11 February 2007. [1] [2]
He played an important role in the development of: