Patrick Blackett: physicist, radical and chief architect of the Manchester computing phenomenon

David Anderson

doi:10.1109/MAHC.2007.44

Patrick Blackett: physicist, radical and chief architect of the Manchester computing phenomenon

David Anderson

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The dominant discourse in the history of computing holds that the world's first stored-program digital electronic computer--the Manchester "Baby"--was developed under the sole leadership and direction of the Department of Electro-Technics. This biography, which arises out of a detailed re-examination of the historical evidence, suggests that the physicist P.M.S. Blackett was much more influential in the genesis, enabling, staffing, and funding of the project than has previously been recognized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-85
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MAHC.2007.44
Publication status	Published - 2007

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Patrick Blackett: physicist, radical and chief architect of the Manchester computing phenomenon

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