Professor Tom Kilburn

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  • 1921 August 11
    (b.) -
    2001
    (d.)

Bio/Description

Co-inventor with Freddie Williams of cathode ray storage device, adopted by IBM for its first computers. Major player in team which built the first stored program computer at Manchester University in 1948. Elected Fellow of Royal Society 1965. Distinguished Fellow of British Computer Society. Numerous other awards and prizes.
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  • Date of Birth:

    1921 August 11

  • Date of Death:

    2001

  • Gender:

    Male

  • Noted For:

    Manchester University "Baby" - first stored program computer June1948

  • Category of Achievement:

    Computer Scientist - Hardware

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