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Pat Simmons (voice actress)

Pat Simmons (voice actress) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pat Simmons (voice actress) rather than just read about it. In short: Pat Simmons (1920 – 29 October 2005) was the voice of the United Kingdom's Speaking Clock from 1963 until 1985. A supervisor at a London telephone exchange, in 1963 Simmons won a £500 competition to replace Jane Cain, whose voice had been used since the service began in 1936.

Key takeaways

Pat Simmons (voice actress) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pat Simmons (voice actress) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pat Simmons (voice actress) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pat Simmons (1920 – 29 October 2005) was the voice of the United Kingdom's Speaking Clock from 1963 until 1985. A supervisor at a London telephone exchange, in 1963 Simmons won a £500 competition to replace Jane Cain, whose voice had been used since the service began in 1936. On 2 April 1985, Pat Simmons' last words on the clock were: "At the third stroke it will be 10:59 and 50 seconds", followed by the three pips and then the voice of Brian Cobby who succeeded her in the job. In 2000, a project called TIM 2000 was run by the Telecommunications Heritage Group to recreate the Pat Simmons speaking clock. Around 75 electronic speaking clocks with the Pat Simmons voice were sold. The Speaking Clock machine that was used by Pat Simmons was displayed on an edition of the BBC television programme, Antiques Roadshow, originally broadcast on 19 October 2008. It had been on display as a working machine at the museum of the British Horological Institute. About forty-four minutes into the programme, Alan Midleton, who had made past appearances as a watch and clock expert on the show in previous episodes but was appearing as a curator of the museum, claimed that the electric motor of the machine, which had been running at the institute, broke down on the same day that Pat Simmons died.

See also Speaking clock Jane Cain, first permanent voice Brian Cobby, third permanent voice Lenny Henry, comedian, temporary voice Alicia Roland, 12-year-old schoolgirl, temporary voice Sara Mendes da Costa, fourth permanent voice

References

External links [1] Telecommunications Heritage Group

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pat Simmons (voice actress)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pat Simmons (voice actress) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pat Simmons (voice actress) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pat Simmons (voice actress) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pat Simmons (voice actress)

In research: Pat Simmons (voice actress) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pat Simmons (voice actress) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pat Simmons (voice actress) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1920 births, 2005 deaths, Clocks, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pat Simmons (voice actress) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pat Simmons (voice actress) in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Pat Simmons (voice actress) in simple terms?

Why does Pat Simmons (voice actress) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pat Simmons (voice actress)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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