In the original dust cover. Green cloth binding.

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Lost Languages by P.E. Cleator, published by Robert Hale & Co. in 1973 is a 192-page hardcover exploration of ancient scripts and their decipherment. The book details the history of lost languages, including Egyptian hieroglyphs, Mayan glyphs, and Linear B, written in English. 

• Author: P. E. Cleator
• Publisher: Robert Hale & Co., London
• Publication Year: 1973
• Genre: Non-fiction, Archaeology, Linguistics

Key Content: The book covers the successful and failed attempts to decode ancient writing systems, acting as an introduction to how cryptologists and archaeologists uncover messages from the past. It includes discussions on the scripts of ancient civilizations and includes plates and illustrations. 

Common Editions: While the 1973 Robert Hale edition is a known hardcover, the work was also published in earlier editions, including a 1962 paperback by New American Library (Mentor Book). 

Philip Ellaby Cleator, founder of the British Interplanetary Society, was born in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire, on 7th June 1908, the son of a structural design engineer.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. The Midsummer House experience is imaginatively curated to delight and amaze, so the surprise set menu changes regularly and is ‘Midsummer’s’ playground to showcase.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.