Tom Kilburn

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British electrical engineer (1921-2001)

United Kingdom AcademicsLived 1921 to 2001 · aged 79

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Tom Kilburn was an English mathematician and computer scientist. Over his 30-year career, he was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.

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Replica of the Baby at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

The Kilburn Building, home of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester is named in honour of Tom Kilburn.

Memorial plaque commemorating Kilburn

Awards 8

1997Mountbatten Medal

1983Eckert-Mauchly Award

1978Royal Medal

1971W. Wallace McDowell Award

Fellow of the Royal Society

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Computer History Museum Fellow

Fellow of the British Computer Society

Connected to Tom 6

Bill DallyAlso won Eckert-Mauchly Award

Eli YablonovitchAlso won Mountbatten Medal

Lawrence RobertsAlso won W. Wallace McDowell Award

Steve FurberAlso won Computer History Museum Fellow

Michael J. FlynnAlso won Eckert-Mauchly Award

Nigel ShadboltAlso won Fellow of the British Computer Society

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Tom Kilburn was an English mathematician and computer scientist. Over his 30-year career, he was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance. With Freddie Williams he worked on the Williams-Kilburn tube and the world's first electronic stored-program computer, the Manchester Baby, while working at the University of Manchester. His work propelled Manchester and Britain into the forefront of the emerging field of computer science.

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