Tom Kilburn and Freddie Williams

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Date
1948
Credit Line
Courtesy of the University of Manchester
Copyright Owner
© University of Manchester
Keywords
Educational; Scientific applications; University Computing; mechanical; Electronics
Object ID
500004564

Inventors of the Williams-Kilburn tube, Tom Kilburn (left) and Freddie Williams (right), pose in front of the Manchester Mark I computer. This early random-access memory was used in several early computers.