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Frederic Calland Williams
KindPerson
Born1911
Died1977
StatusDead
FieldHardware
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

Invented the Williams-tube memory � random-access storage from a CRT � and led the Baby's construction at Manchester.

Created Manchester Baby Manchester Mark 1

Invented the Williams tube — the first random-access electronic storage — and led the Baby's construction.\n\nThe CRT-memory trick that made stored-program computers practical.

Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Calland_Williams