John Makepeace Bennett

Pioneering computing in Australia, Bennett made key contributions both in Britain and in his home country.

After wartime work on Radar in the Australian forces, John Bennett worked on a number of early British computers, including EDSAC, as research assistant to Maurice Wilkes.

Working for Ferranti, he developed the instruction set for the Ferranti Mark 1 Computer.

Back in his native Australia, Bennett developed the SILLIAC Computer and later became foundation Professor in the Basser Department at Sydney University.