Manchester Baby Executes Stored Program
The Small Scale Experimental Machine successfully ran an electronically stored program in June. The project established a technique that other researchers could build upon.
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Tom Kilburn Biography and Timeline
Follow Tom Kilburn through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Tom Kilburn, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1948
1949
Manchester Mark One Develops Stored Program Computing
The Mark One extended the capabilities of the earlier experimental stored program machine. It connected industrial practice with more systematic technical investigation.
1951
Ferranti Mark One Delivered To University
An early commercially supplied general purpose electronic computer became operational in Manchester. The work helped transform laboratory discoveries into wider applications.
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