Maurice Wilkes
Maurice Vincent Wilkes | |
|---|---|
 Sir Maurice Wilkes | |
| Born | 26 June 1913 |
| Died | 29 November 2010 |
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]
Career
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- The Turing Award (1967)
- The Faraday Award (1981)
- The Kyoto Prize for advanced Technology (1992)
- The IEEE 60th Anniversary Award (2007)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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.
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