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Imperial College Computing Engine
ICCE I and ICCE II were digital computers built at the Imperial College Department of Mathematics in the post-war period. Computing engines ICCE I The first Imperial College Computing Engine, ICCE I, was constructed by Sidney Michaelson, Tony Brooker and K. D. Tocher, Keith Tocher in thDepartment of Mathematicsat Imperial College London, Imperial College London in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was a relay based machine which gave relatively slow but highly reliable service. Its current whereabouts are unknown. ICCE II ICCE II was constructed by Sidney Michaelson, Keith Tocher and ''Manny Lehman (computer scientist), Manny Lehman'' in the early 1950s. This valve based machine was never completed. ICCE II was taken by Keith Tocher to British Steel. Its current whereabouts are unknown. Influence on other machines ICCE I and II influenced the design of SABRAC, the computer constructed in Israel by The Israeli MoD Scientific Department. Project termination In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Michaelson
Sidney Michaelson (5 December 1925 – 21 February 1991) was Scotland's first professor of Computer Science. He was joint founder of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. As an author he is remembered for his analysis of the Bible. Life He was born on 5 December 1925 in the East End of London into a relatively poor family. He attended Raine's Foundation School. Academically brilliant he won a scholarship to Imperial College, London. He studied mathematics and graduated in 1946. Subsequently he was co-designer of the Imperial College Computing Engine with Tony Brooker and K. D. Tocher, Ken Tocher. He began lecturing at Imperial College in 1949. In 1963 he moved to the University of Edinburgh as Director of its newly founded Computer Unit, and in 1969 became the first Professor of Computer Science. Notable students included Rosemary Candlin. In 1969 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Nicholas Kemmer, D. J. Finney, David Finne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
