This was part of Allan’s courtship of me. He would often leave the object with me to ponder until the next visit. This would then start a discussion on the why and wherefore of the item. He would walk in asking what I thought this or that was, holding up a found object or a piece from his vast collection of objects. I was impressed with Allan from the first time we met as someone with a sense of humour and a vast knowledge on a diverse range of topics with a wish to pass that information on to all and sundry.Īllan visited me regularly at my office in the University and would usually bring an object to tease my imagination and intellect. She writes:Īs Allan’s wife I had a wonderful experience observing him teach others, as well as me, and since his death I have had many people wanting to talk about their experiences with Allan as a student, resident at Wesley College, colleague and teacher at the University of Sydney. She has never had any contact from Jo Marchant, and has no recollection of writing the letter to Michael Wright or of having the conversation with Allan from which the book allegedly quotes. This page is about the real Allan Bromley.Įulogies and Obituaries Reactions to Decoding the Heavens Anne BromleyĪnne Bromley is Allan's wife. This collaboration is described in Jo Marchant's book Decoding the Heavens, in a section that contains many factual errors and a description of Allan that we found almost unrecognisable. For more than 10 years he worked closely with Michael Wright to examine and understand the Antikythera mechanism. Allan George Bromley (1947 to 2002) was a computer scientist and historian with a particular interest in mechanical computing.
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