| Frederic Calland Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 June 1911 Stockport |
| Died |
11 August 1977 (aged 66) Manchester |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
Sir Frederic Calland Williams, CBE, FRS (26 June 1911 Stockport – 11 August 1977 Manchester),[1][2] known as 'F.C. Williams' or (less often) 'Freddie Williams',[3] was an English engineer. Williams attended the University of Manchester, and received his doctorate in 1936 after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford.[4]
Working at the Telecommunications Research Establishment he was a substantial contributor during World War II to the development of radar.
Computers[]
In 1946 he was appointed as head of the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Manchester. There, with Tom Kilburn, he pioneered the first stored-program digital computer, the Manchester Mark 1 computer
He is also recognised for his invention of the Williams-Kilburn tube, an early memory device.
See also[]
- Peter Baxandall
References[]
- ↑ doi:10.1098/rsbm.1978.0020
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- ↑ "Williams, Prof. Sir Frederic (Calland)". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U161019. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
External links[]
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