RefNo | EC/1965/18 |
Previous numbers | Cert XVII, 137 |
Level | Item |
Title | Kilburn, Tom: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Description | Certificate of Election Citation typed |
Citation | Professor of Computer Engineering in the University of Manchester. He was a pioneer in the engineering realisation of the general purpose electronic digital computer and has made major contributions to the rapid rate of development that has occurred in this field over the past 15 years. His contributions cover the whole range from overall system design to the invention of high speed circuits to meet particular needs. His latest machine, 'Atlas' may well be the most advanced machine currently under construction anywhere in the World. |
Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: F C Williams; M H A Newman; R Hanbury Brown; A C B Lovell; P M S Blackett; M V Wilkes; Willia Jackson |
AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6206 | Kilburn; Tom (1921 - 2001) | 1921 - 2001 |