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Papers of Maurice Wilkes
This material is held atSt John's College Library Special Collections, University of Cambridge
- Reference
- GB 275 Wilkes
- Dates of Creation
- 1850–2010 (Circa.)
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 34 boxes and several awards paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
BA 1934; PhD 1936; Fellow 1950-2010; FRS 1956. Professor of Computing Technology 1965-80. Director of the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, subsequently the Computer Laboratory. Designer of the EDSAC programmable computer, whichc successfully ran its first significant program on 6 May 1949. Honoured as a pioneer of computing in the UK, Maurice Wilkes was knighted in 2000. He was the first recipient of the Kyoto Prize, computer science's most prestigious award..
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BA 1934; PhD 1936; Fellow 1950-2010; FRS 1956. Professor of Computing Technology 1965-80. Director of the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory, subsequently the Computer Laboratory. Designer of the EDSAC programmable computer, whichc successfully ran its first significant program on 6 May 1949. Honoured as a pioneer of computing in the UK, Maurice Wilkes was knighted in 2000. He was the first recipient of the Kyoto Prize, computer science's most prestigious award..
Preferred citation: St John's College Library, Papers of Maurice Wilkes
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10 Dec 2012
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