Tom Kilburn
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Tom Kilburn was a British computer scientist and engineer who played a pioneering role in the development of early stored-program computers, including the Manchester Baby and its commercial successor, the Ferranti Mark I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Kilburn canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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computer scientist ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Computer Pioneer Award
NERFINISHED
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Fellow of the Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alan Turing
NERFINISHED
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Frederic C. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoff Tootill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kilburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer architecture
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computer engineering ⓘ computer science ⓘ electrical engineering ⓘ stored-program computers ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of commercial computers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Frederic C. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of early British computers
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development of the first stored-program computer ⓘ pioneering work on random-access digital storage ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
David Aspinall
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Iann Barron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atlas computer
NERFINISHED
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Ferranti Mark I NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester Mark I NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg NERFINISHED ⓘ Williams–Kilburn tube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dewsbury
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England ⓘ West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manchester
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Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Manchester ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ferranti Mark I