Maurice Wilkes
Professor Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes (26 June 1913, Dudley, Worcestershire — 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist, called the "father of British computing".[1]
Maurice Vincent Wilkes | |
|---|---|
 Sir Maurice Wilkes | |
| Born | 26 June 1913 |
| Died | 29 November 2010 |
Career
He invented the first usable stored program computer called EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) at Cambridge University in 1949.[2]
He also developed the idea of using software to program a computer, instead of a fixed electronic circuit.[2] He was knighted for his achievements in 2000.
Wilkes was the first President of the British Computing Society.
Awards
- The Turing Award (1967)
- The Faraday Award (1981)
- The Kyoto Prize for advanced Technology (1992)
- The IEEE 60th Anniversary Award (2007)
Maurice Wilkes Media
Maurice Wilkes (right) with the Meccano differential analyser in the Cambridge University Mathematics Laboratory, c. 1937. A. F.
Maurice Wilkes inspecting the mercury delay line of the EDSAC in construction
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References
- ↑ "Professor Sir Maurice Wilkes – the 'father' of British computing". topnews.us. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2010 – via TopNews United States.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sir Maurice Wilkes: 1913 to 2010". bcs.org. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010 – via News Archive | Latest BCS News | News | Opinion, News, Analysis | BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT.