Having the industrial backdrop of Los Angeles 2019 from Blade Runner (actually ICI Wilton near Middlesbrough) during his formative years obviously made an impression on Peter. From an early age he had a fascination with technology; and when most of his peers were following football teams, Peter was instead more interested in William Gibson and the Science-Fiction genre.

This interest continued into Peter’s teenage years, and with a disdain for lurking on street corners, Peter was far more partial to learning how to program his home computer (Ye Olde ZX Spectrum).

With Peter’s innate understanding of technology, and possession of an active imagination, his only recourse was to study for a career in Engineering Design. Peter enrolled at the local technical college, where one of his first technical drawings was the Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars trilogy.