Person Kilburn; Tom (1921 - 2001) Kilburn Tom 1921 - 2001 British Male Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England 11/08/1921 19210811 Manchester 17/01/2001 20010117

Computer engineer Computer engineering Education: Wheelwright Grammar School, Dewsbury; Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (graduated in Mathematics, 1942); crash course in electronics (1942) Career: Staff, Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern (1942); Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Manchester University (1946); Lecturer, Manchester University (1948-1951); Senior lecturer (1951-1955); Reader in Electronics (1955-1960); Professor of Computer Engineering (1960-1964); Professor of Computer Science (1964-1981); Dean of Science and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (until 1981) Honours: CBE 1973 Memberships: Distinguished Fellow, British Computer Society (1974) Married (1943) Irene Marsden (died 1981); one son, one daughter Royal Society roles: Council: 1978-1979 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1978 Fellow 18/03/1965 43 Sources: Obituaries: Times and Independent, 23/01/2001; Nature vol 409 p 996 (22 February 2001) Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2003 vol 49 pp 283-298, plate, by Sir Maurice Wilkes and Hilary J Kahn International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 11 Aug 1921 - 17 Jan 2001 NA6206 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/291252062 e3330f9f-4cb0-4980-b964-a40cfe918010