Sir Frederic Calland Williams (26 June 1911 Stockport – 11 August 1977 Manchester), known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer. Williams attended the University of Manchester, and received his doctorate in 1936 after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford. Working at the Telecommunications Research Establishment he was a substantial contributor during World War II to the development of radar.

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  • Sir Frederic Calland Williams (26 June 1911 Stockport – 11 August 1977 Manchester), known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer. Williams attended the University of Manchester, and received his doctorate in 1936 after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford. Working at the Telecommunications Research Establishment he was a substantial contributor during World War II to the development of radar.
  • Sir Frederic Calland Williams war ein englischer Ingenieur. Er besuchte die University of Manchester und erlangte 1936 seinen Doktor an der University of Oxford. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg arbeitete er am Telecommunications Research Establishment an der Entwicklung des Radar. Zusammen mit Tom Kilburn entwickelte er an der Universität Manchester den ersten stored-program computer, der sowohl Programm als auch Daten im gemeinsamen Speicher hält. Er ist bekannt für die Entwicklung der Williamsröhre und des Computers Manchester Mark I. Von 1946 bis zu seinem Tod 1977 war er an der Universität Manchester Leiter des Electrical Engineering Department, aus dem die Computer Group und später das Department of Computer Science entstanden. Er war Fellow der Royal Society (1950), erhielt die Hughes-Medaille (1963), die Faraday-Medaille der IEE (1972) und den Pioneer Award der IEEE (1972). An Ehrungen erhielt er auch den OBE (1945), den CBE (1961) und wurde 1976 zum Ritter geschlagen.
  • Frederic Calland Williams, conhecido como Freddie Williams, foi um engenheiro do Reino Unido. Williams estudou na Universidade de Manchester, e recebeu doutorado em 1936 pela Universidade de Oxford. Trabalhando pela Telecommunications Research Establishment, ele foi um contribuidor substancial durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial para o desenvolvimento do radar. Com Tom Kilburn, Freddie foi pioneiro na área de computação digital de armazenamento de programas, na Universidade de Manchester. Ele é particularmente conhecido pela invenção do tubo de Williams-Kilburn, um dispositivo de armazenamento primitivo, e o computador Manchester Mark I.
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  • Sir Frederic Calland Williams (26 June 1911 Stockport – 11 August 1977 Manchester), known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer. Williams attended the University of Manchester, and received his doctorate in 1936 after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford. Working at the Telecommunications Research Establishment he was a substantial contributor during World War II to the development of radar.
  • Sir Frederic Calland Williams war ein englischer Ingenieur. Er besuchte die University of Manchester und erlangte 1936 seinen Doktor an der University of Oxford. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg arbeitete er am Telecommunications Research Establishment an der Entwicklung des Radar. Zusammen mit Tom Kilburn entwickelte er an der Universität Manchester den ersten stored-program computer, der sowohl Programm als auch Daten im gemeinsamen Speicher hält.
  • Frederic Calland Williams, conhecido como Freddie Williams, foi um engenheiro do Reino Unido. Williams estudou na Universidade de Manchester, e recebeu doutorado em 1936 pela Universidade de Oxford. Trabalhando pela Telecommunications Research Establishment, ele foi um contribuidor substancial durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial para o desenvolvimento do radar. Com Tom Kilburn, Freddie foi pioneiro na área de computação digital de armazenamento de programas, na Universidade de Manchester.
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