Frederic Calland Williams

Sir Frederic Calland Williams (June 26, 1911. Stockport – August 11 1977. Manchester), known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer.

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June 26 - 1911 - Stockport - August 11 - 1977 - Manchester - English - Engineer

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Williams attended the University of Manchester, and received his doctorate in 1936 at Oxford University.

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He was a substantial contributor during World War II to the development of radar

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With Tom Kilburn he pioneered the stored-program digital computer at the University of Manchester. He is particularly well known for his invention of the Williams-Kilburn tube, and early memory device, and the Manchester Mark I computer.

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Tom Kilburn - University of Manchester - Williams-Kilburn tube - Manchester Mark I

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His appointment to head the Electrical Engineering Department of the Victoria University of Manchester in 1946 led to the formation of the Computer Group, later to become the Department of Computer Science.

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Victoria University of Manchester - 1946 - Department of Computer Science

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