Barry R. Clarke
Barry R. Clarke (born 14 March 1959) is a British puzzle designer, theoretical physicist, and Shakespeare authorship theorist.
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. In January 2014 he was awarded a PhD degree without amendments from Brunel University's Shakespeare authorship program.
Since 1989, Barry R. Clarke has written a regular puzzle column for The Daily Telegraph, his puzzle work has been featured on BBC TV Mindgames,[1] and he has published several books of original puzzles. His enigmas have also appeared in The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, New Scientist, and Reader's Digest. He is currently puzzle columnist for Prospect magazine. Clarke is an innovator of puzzles. While Challenging Logic Puzzles (2003) contains many new logic puzzle forms, Mathematical Puzzles and Curiosities (2013) showcases an original collection of visual lateral thinking puzzles. He has written and directed several award-winning short films and his comedy sketches have appeared on both BBC and ITV.[2][3][4]
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
- 2013 Mathematical Puzzles and Curiosities, Dover. ISBN 978-0486490915
- 2014 Extreme Logic Puzzles, Puzzlewright. ISBN 978-1454909934
