Title :
The Manchester Computer: A Revised History Part 2: The Baby Computer
Author :
Copeland, B. Jack
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Canterbury in Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
The logical design of the 1948 Manchester Baby was virtually identical to a 1946 Princeton design. However, thanks to F.C. Williams´ and Tom Kilburn´s groundbreaking cathode ray tube (CRT) memory and their innovative engineering, the universal electronic digital computer made its world debut in Manchester. This article reassesses the place of Williams and Kilburn in the history of computing.
Keywords :
cathode-ray tubes; microcomputers; Manchester computer; baby computer; cathode ray tube memory; innovative engineering; universal electronic digital computer; A.M. Turing; Automatic Computing Engine (ACE); Bletchley Park; Colossus; F.C. Williams.; I.J. Good; J. von Neumann; J.P. Eckert; M.H.A. Newman; Manchester Baby Computer; Manchester Mark I Computer; Moore School; Princeton Computer; R.A. McConnell; Royal Society Computing Machine Laboratory; Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM); T. Kilburn; Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE); Turing-Wilkinson Lecture Series; Williams tube (cathode ray tube memory);
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2010.2
