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Born August 11, 1921 • Dewsbury • England
Died January 17, 2001 (aged 79) • Manchester • England
Title / Office Royal Society (1965)
Subjects Of Study Williams tube • stored-program concept

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Maurice Wilkes
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Tim Berners-Lee
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Robin Milner
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