Sir Frederic Calland Williams CBE FRS
(1911-1977)

Professor, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Knight Bachelor (from 1976)

Died aged 66

Sir Frederic Calland Williams, CBE FRS (26 June 1911 – 11 August 1977), known as F.C. Williams or Freddie Williams, was an English engineer, a pioneer in radar and computer technology.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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Manchester, United Kingdom

Sir Frederic Williams (1911-1977) and Tom Kilburn (1921-2001) Creators of the first Stored-Program Computer. Graduate and Professor of Electro-technics 1946-1977. Graduate and Professor of Computer Engineering & Computer Science 1960-1981.

Rutherford Building, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, United Kingdom where they was

In the laboratory above this point the world's first stored program computer was run on June 21st, 1948. The research team was led by Professor Sir Frederic Williams, CBE, FRS and Professor Tom Kilburn, CBE, FRS.

Rutherford Building, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, United Kingdom where they was