Tom Kilburn
- (b.) 1921 August 11 - (d.) 2001 January 17
Bio/Description
Co-inventor of the first stored-program computer, Kilburn was a major player in the team which built the Manchester University "Baby" in 1948. He also co-invented with Freddie Williams the cathode ray storage device, which was adopted by IBM for its first computers.
Kilburn was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965. He was also a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society, and received numerous other awards and prizes throughout his career.
Citations:
Courtesy of Wikipedia
Courtesy of Computer50.org
Courtesy of Computer50.org
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Date of Birth:
1921 August 11 -
Date of Death:
2001 January 17 -
Gender:
Male -
Noted For:
Manchester University "Baby" - first stored program computer June1948 -
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