@prefix foaf: . @prefix ns1: . @prefix dbpedia: . ns1:Michael_Aldrich foaf:primaryTopic dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich . @prefix owl: . @prefix yago-res: . yago-res:Michael_Aldrich owl:sameAs dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich . @prefix rdf: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich rdf:type owl:Thing . @prefix yago: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich rdf:type yago:Person100007846 . @prefix dbpedia-owl: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich rdf:type dbpedia-owl:Agent , dbpedia-owl:Person . @prefix ns8: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich rdf:type ns8:Person , yago:LivingPeople , yago:EnglishInventors , foaf:Person ; owl:sameAs dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich , . @prefix rdfs: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich rdfs:label "Michael Aldrich"@en ; rdfs:comment "Michael Aldrich (born 1941) is an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. In 1979 he invented online shopping to enable online transaction processing between consumers and businesses, or between one business and another, a technique known later as e-commerce. In 1980 he invented the Teleputer, a multi-purpose home infotainment centre that was a fusion of PC, TV and Telecom networking technologies."@en , "\u2014 40x40px This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can; the talk page may contain suggestions."@en ; foaf:givenName "Michael John"@en ; foaf:depiction ; dbpedia-owl:thumbnail ; foaf:name "Michael John Aldrich"@en , "Michael Aldrich"@en . @prefix dcterms: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dcterms:subject . @prefix category: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dcterms:subject category:Living_people , category:English_inventors . @prefix dc: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dc:description "English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur"@en . @prefix ns13: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich ns13:wasDerivedFrom ; foaf:surname "Aldrich"@en . @prefix dbpprop: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dbpprop:knownFor "Information Technology as a participative communications medium; Online Shopping; e-commerce;Teleputer;Wired City;Innovative Information Systems"@en ; foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf ns1:Michael_Aldrich ; dbpedia-owl:knownFor dbpedia:E-commerce , dbpedia:Electronic_commerce , dbpedia:Online_shopping . @prefix xsd: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dbpedia-owl:birthDate "1941-08-22"^^xsd:date , "1941-08-22"^^xsd:date ; dbpprop:placeOfBirth dbpedia:Welwyn_Garden_City , dbpedia:Hertfordshire ; dbpedia-owl:birthPlace dbpedia:Welwyn_Garden_City , dbpedia:Brocket_Hall , dbpedia:Hertfordshire ; dbpprop:shortDescription "English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur"@en ; dbpprop:dateOfBirth 22 ; dbpprop:imageSize 225 ; dbpprop:name "Aldrich, Michael John"@en , "Michael Aldrich"@en . @prefix ns16: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate ns16:Infobox_person , ns16:Persondata ; dbpprop:nationality "UK"@en ; dbpedia-owl:abstract "Michael Aldrich (born 1941) is an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. In 1979 he invented online shopping to enable online transaction processing between consumers and businesses, or between one business and another, a technique known later as e-commerce. In 1980 he invented the Teleputer, a multi-purpose home infotainment centre that was a fusion of PC, TV and Telecom networking technologies. In 1981 he developed the concept of interactive broadband local loop cable TV for mass market consumer telecommunications. Aldrich had a 38 year career in the IT industry, 20 years of which were spent as CEO of an international computer company, Redifon/Rediffusion/ROCC Computers. He retired as CEO in 2000 and became non-executive Chairman[2000- 2000-]. He also worked for Honeywell and Burroughs Corporation. Aside from his inventions and innovations, he is known for his pro bono public service. He was an IT adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1981-86, IT adviser to the Confederation of British Industry January 1982-December 1983, President of the Institute of Information Scientists 1984-85, and Chairman of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations 1989-99. He has had a long, formal association with the University of Brighton in various capacities since 1982."@en , "\u2014 40x40px This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can; the talk page may contain suggestions. Michael Aldrich 225pxBorn Michael John Aldrich(1941-08-22)August 22, 1941Brocket Hall Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, EnglandResidence UK, US, PortugalNationality UKAlma mater University of HullKnown\u00A0for Information Technology as a participative communications medium; Online Shopping; e-commerce;Teleputer;Wired City;Innovative Information Systems Michael Aldrich (born 1941) is an English inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. In 1979 he invented online shopping to enable online transaction processing between consumers and businesses, or between one business and another, a technique known later as e-commerce. In 1980 he invented the Teleputer, a multi-purpose home infotainment centre that was a fusion of PC, TV and Telecom networking technologies. In 1981 he developed the concept of interactive broadband local loop cable TV for mass market consumer telecommunications. Aldrich had a 38 year career in the IT industry, 20 years of which were spent as CEO of an international computer company, Redifon/Rediffusion/ROCC Computers. He retired as CEO in 2000 and became non-executive Chairman[2000- 2000-]. He also worked for Honeywell and Burroughs Corporation. Aside from his inventions and innovations, he is known for his pro bono public service. He was an IT adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1981-86, IT adviser to the Confederation of British Industry January 1982-December 1983, President of the Institute of Information Scientists 1984-85, and Chairman of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations 1989-99. He has had a long, formal association with the University of Brighton in various capacities since 1982."@en ; dbpprop:residence "UK, US, Portugal"@en ; dbpprop:birthPlace "Brocket Hall Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England"@en ; dbpprop:birthDate "1941-08-22"^^xsd:date , "1941-08-22"^^xsd:date ; dbpprop:birthName "Michael John Aldrich"@en ; dbpprop:almaMater "University of Hull"@en . @prefix ns17: . dbpedia:Michael_Aldrich dbpprop:hasPhotoCollection ns17:Michael_Aldrich ; dbpedia-owl:birthName "Michael John Aldrich"@en ; dbpedia-owl:almaMater dbpedia:University_of_Hull ; dbpedia-owl:birthYear "1941-01-01T00:00:00+02:00"^^xsd:gYear , "1941-01-01T00:00:00+01:00"^^xsd:gYear .