Ferranti
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Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
company
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computer company → electrical engineering company → |
| collaboratedOn |
Manchester Mark 1 computer
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| collaboratedWith |
University of Manchester
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| commercialized |
Manchester Mark 1 design as Ferranti Mark 1
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| developed |
Atlas computer
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Ferranti Mark 1 NERFINISHED → Ferranti Mercury NERFINISHED → Ferranti Pegasus NERFINISHED → |
| dissolved |
1990s
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| fate |
broken up
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| foundedBy |
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
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| hasSubsidiary |
Ferranti Computer Systems
NERFINISHED
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Ferranti Defence Systems → Ferranti Packard NERFINISHED → |
| headquartersLocation |
England
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Manchester → |
| inception |
1880
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| industry |
computers
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defence → electrical engineering → power systems → |
| knownFor |
avionics
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defence electronics → early commercial computers → power system equipment → radar systems → |
| namedAfter |
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti
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| notableWork |
Atlas computer
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Ferranti Mark 1 → Ferranti Mark 1 Star → Ferranti Mercury → Ferranti Pegasus → |
| operatedIn |
Canada
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Europe → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| pioneerIn |
AC power systems
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commercial computing → |
| product |
avionics systems
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computers → electrical generators → radar equipment → switchgear → transformers → |
| significantEvent |
entered computer business in early 1950s
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expanded into defence electronics after World War II → financial difficulties in late 20th century → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Conway Berners-Lee
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Mary Lee Woods → |
employer |
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Ferranti
("Ferranti Pegasus")
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notableWork |