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Maurice Wilkes, c. 1980.
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Maurice Wilkes: EDSAC
Maurice Wilkes inspecting the mercury delay line of EDSAC, 1940s.
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The EDSAC computer, 1947
Designed by Maurice Wilkes (kneeling in the center of the photograph), the ESDAC...
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