Tom Kilburn
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 24 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 11,1921 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Dewsbury |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 17,2001 |
| Died | Manchester |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Williams tube |
| Manchester Mark 1 | |
| Atlas | |
| Manchester computers | |
| Notable student | Carole Goble |
| Job | Electrical engineer |
| Awards | Royal Medal |
| IEEE Computer Society Awards - Eckert-Mauchly Award | |
| W. Wallace McDowell Award | |
| IET Mountbatten Medal | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1868163 |
Tom Kilburn Life story
Tom Kilburn CBE FRS was an English mathematician and computer scientist. Over the course of a productive 30-year career, he was involved in the development of five computers of great historical significance.