In 1966 he was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study for a doctorate in mathematical physics at Imperial College London, where he was subsequently appointed to the staff.
[buzzword] In 1998, using Psion's experience in small mobile operating systems, Potter led the creation of Symbian Limited in partnership with Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola and Matsushita to create the operating system standard for mobile wireless devices – now known as Symbian.
[3] In September 2017, Potter was appointed Honorary Chairman of Planet Computers, a crowd-funded start-up producing the Gemini (PDA), a spiritual successor to the Psion Series 5.
[4][5] In the 1997 New Year's Honours list, Potter was appointed a CBE for services to the manufacturing industry[6] and in 2001 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers.
[citation needed] Potter's interests include his family, education, farming, golf, music, bridge, reading and ideas, science and economics, and tennis.