Description
Eddie Kinner grew up on the Shankill Road Belfast attended Somerdale Secondary School and left at fifteen with no qualifications. He was imprisoned in 1975 aged seventeen in Crumlin Road Gaol and then in Compound 21 of Long Kesh Prison Camp (the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) in 1976. He studied for his O levels in 1977 and started studying Mathematics with The Open University in 1980. Eddie graduated in 1986 and was released in 1989. In 2011 at the time of interview he worked in the Information Technology sector.
Eddie Kinner grew up on the Shankill Road Belfast attended Somerdale Secondary School and left at fifteen with no qualifications. He was imprisoned in 1975 aged seventeen in Crumlin Road Gaol and then in Compound 21 of Long Kesh Prison Camp (the Compounds of the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) in 1976. He studied for his O levels in 1977 and started studying Mathematics with The Open University in 1980. Eddie graduated in 1986 and was released in 1989. In 2011 at the time of interview he worked in the Information Technology sector.
Title: | Everything that I have learned from it I have applied |
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Description: | Eddie Kinner studied with The Open University in the Compounds (the Maze and Long Kesh Prison) and graduated with a degree in Mathematics. He describes how studying Maths and working on Maths problems – even while exercising – was an important part of his life and how he applied his learning from his Open University education in a variety of settings. | Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
Restrictions on use: | Contact the OU Archive prior to any re-use. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
Contributor: | Eddie Kinner |
Duration: | 00:01:17 |
Master programe code and title: | Eddie Kinner Interview |
Master programme start time: | 01:07:11 |
Master programme end time: | 01:09:19 |
Master programme production number: | 007_S_01 |
Available to public: | yes |