Nathan Cooper

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I have a maths degree and now work in software (specifically intelligent document analysis) using javascript. I used to work embedded systems in C and WPF projects in C#. I've written quite a lot in Matlab and R in a Mathematical context and have dabbled with Java and Android development. Consequently I joined for the stack overflow site, but I've found history a lot of fun. I've also recently spent time with out of date GSM Standards.

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Mar 17	answered	How far could an English war bow shoot?
Mar 15	comment	Did the Germans use a “Verdun”-like strategy at Stalingrad? It seems unlikely at first glance. You don't deliberately play attrition with a numerically superior foe, at the very end of your supply lines when you're still trying to catch the enemy before they can fully mobilise.
Mar 15	revised	WWII boat-looking bus added 83 characters in body
Mar 15	answered	WWII boat-looking bus
Mar 11	comment	Has any other book in history been as “prescriptive” as Mein Kampf? I think "precise" or "prescriptive" is better than "accurate". Probably wouldn't get you as many close votes. I suppose I agree mien Kampf was prescriptive, but I'm not sure how well the specific details lined up with real life.
Mar 10	revised	Recommended order for reading Horatio Hornblower series? added 228 characters in body
Mar 10	answered	Recommended order for reading Horatio Hornblower series?
Mar 9	comment	At the end of WWII, were nazis working on any other super weapon besides V-2? I don't think the V2 counts as a "super weapon". Rockets are cool, but they're not wmds or anything per se and they did to used to not much effect. Maybe I misread.
Mar 9	comment	Was the battle of Stalingrad “unique” in the annals of history? skip the first two paragraphs then.
Mar 8	answered	Was the battle of Stalingrad “unique” in the annals of history?
Mar 7	comment	Gender Color Association: When did boys become blue and girls pink? @RISwampYankee Why don't you try adding an answer? Perhaps you can include a time-table and cultural background? I also think you need to read the FAQ.
Mar 3	answered	Why did Churchill accept the Order of the Garter in 1953?
Feb 26	comment	Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to “top out” at the level of Major? +1 Robert Lekie, I have watched far too much HBO Pacific not to recognise that guy. I'm surprised to learn that the US don't have a late entry scheme and apparently getting to captain is impossible without a degree. I thought us in the UK were the ones riven with class issues, but we have quite a good system.
Feb 26	comment	Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to “top out” at the level of Major? Interesting. I'm surprised to see some many 2nd lieutenants and lieutenants make promotion. I would have thought you would have seen more drop off here from people who've had enough after 1 or 2 tours.
Feb 26	comment	Why is Spain's base timezone UTC+1? @T.E.D I would expand that to say that Portugal didn't just happen to be friendly with the UK, but had an economy that generally looked to the sea rather than to Spain. Examples of this would be the Port trade and the spice trade (this one having little to do with GB, rather more to do with the Portuguese naval empire).
Feb 25	comment	Motivation Behind the USSR Assisting China's Nuclear Program Perhaps the questioner meant during the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship period.
Feb 24	comment	Where did the design of the US Colonel insignia come from? So much speculation: The US army was small at that time and pretty spread out so perhaps the largest military commands seen were regiments or battalions. The Colonel is the most senior field officer, so maybe this became functionally the highest rank during peacetime. Additionally, I get the impression that being a general ( like William Hull, Andrew Jackson, but not Winfield Scott) was a bit of a political appointment, so perhaps the colonels were the finest of the professional soldiers.
Feb 22	answered	Where did the design of the US Colonel insignia come from?
Feb 17	comment	Hitler's Religion or Atheism All the material is in the wikipedia article you cited. All I can see this question does is poll people from their slant on this contentious issue and it feels more like the brief for an essay project. As for me, I'd say the evidence "presents a conflicting picture of a man who appears spiritual and yet against organized religion".
Feb 17	comment	Is the steel pan the only acoustic musical instrument to be invented in the 20th century and used widely around the world? @T.E.D. Yeah, agreed.