Mike Fischer
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Mike David Fischer CBE
is the co-founder of the computer company RM plc
.
Fischer graduated with a physics
degree from Oxford University. In 1973, with Mike O'Regan (who had an economics
degree from Cambridge
), Fischer co-founded Research Machines, a British
microcomputer
and then software company for the educational market. He was CEO for 24 years and became a non-executive director and lifetime president in 1997. He stood down as a non-executive director in 2004, but retains his position as lifetime president of the company.
He is the founder of Fischer Family Trust which runs projects to improve the use of data in UK education system.
He is co-founder, with James West, of Alamy
, an online stock photography agency.
He and RM co-founder Mike O'Regan were awarded honorary degrees by the Open University
in 2002.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is the co-founder of the computer company RM plc
RM plc
RM plc is a British company specialising in providing products and services to schools, colleges, universities and government education departments & agencies...
.
Fischer graduated with a physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
degree from Oxford University. In 1973, with Mike O'Regan (who had an economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
degree from Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
), Fischer co-founded Research Machines, a British
United Kingdom
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microcomputer
Microcomputer
A microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. They are physically small compared to mainframe and minicomputers...
and then software company for the educational market. He was CEO for 24 years and became a non-executive director and lifetime president in 1997. He stood down as a non-executive director in 2004, but retains his position as lifetime president of the company.
He is the founder of Fischer Family Trust which runs projects to improve the use of data in UK education system.
He is co-founder, with James West, of Alamy
Alamy
Alamy is a privately owned stock photography agency launched in 1999. Its headquarters are at Milton Park, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, U.K. It has a development and operations centre at Techno park in Trivandrum, Kerala, India and sales offices in Brooklyn, New York...
, an online stock photography agency.
He and RM co-founder Mike O'Regan were awarded honorary degrees by the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
in 2002.
External Links
- A valuable beginning by Mike Fischer.
- RM plc – Change to Directorate from Research Machines.
- Research Machines history from VT100.net.
- Fischer Trust website