Tom Kilburn: A Tale of Five Computers.

The article profiles British computer engineer Tom Kilburn, focusing on his influence on historically significant computer systems throughout his life. Topics include his family background and service in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE), his work on t...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 35 - 39
Autor principal: Anderson, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery May2014
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