▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁G illing ham , ▁Kent , ▁UK ▁James on ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁in ▁India ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁station ed ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁Army ▁Officer . ▁He ▁first ▁attended ▁school ▁at ▁St . ▁Edward ' s ▁School , ▁Sh im la . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁M ow den ▁Hall ▁School ▁and ▁Win chester ▁College . ▁ ▁James on ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Mal aya . ▁On ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁compress or ▁design ▁section ▁of ▁Br istol ▁A ero - Eng ines ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁before ▁studying ▁engineering ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁Hall , ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁James on ▁graduated ▁with ▁first ▁class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁stayed ▁on ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Mag net oh yd rod ynam ics , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁Hall ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁On ▁leaving ▁Cambridge ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁econom ist ▁for ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁Union ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁Chief ▁Math ematic ian ▁at ▁Haw ker ▁Sid de ley ▁in ▁Cov entry . ▁ ▁Career ▁in