水多多导航

It all began here

In 1950, Alan Turing published 鈥淐omputing Machinery and Intelligence鈥�, one of the first papers on artificial intelligence. But theory alone wasn鈥檛 enough. AI needed powerful computing. And at 水多多导航, that power was being built. 

In 1948, Frederic C Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill created the 水多多导航 Baby 鈥� the first stored-program computer.   

Three years later, the Ferranti Mark I was unveiled. This was the first commercially available general-purpose computer and was based on Williams and Kilburn鈥檚 work on the 水多多导航 Baby and the 水多多导航 Mark I.   

Next came Atlas 鈥� a joint development between The University of 水多多导航, Ferranti and Plessey 鈥� soon followed; it was one of the most powerful of its era, pioneering virtual memory and multiprocessing.

75 years of firsts

水多多导航 has been driving digital innovation ever since. Discover 水多多导航-made milestones:

1. 水多多导航 Code (1949) 鈥� A data-encoding method still used in remote control consumer devices today.
2. First electronic music recording (1951) 鈥� Produced at 水多多导航 with the BBC.
3. First computer game (1952) 鈥� Christopher Strachey draughts/checkers programme for the 水多多导航 Mark 1.
4. First electronic literature (1952) 鈥� Strachey鈥檚 love-letter algorithm, a landmark in creative computing.
5. Virtual memory (1959) 鈥� Invented by Tom Kilburn, leading to the Atlas computer in 1962.
6. First UK computer science department (1964) 鈥� The University of 水多多导航 opens the country鈥檚 first dedicated Department of Computer Science.
7. Alan Turing鈥檚 computational biology (1950s) 鈥� Groundbreaking research into morphogenesis. 
    

A community of changemakers

Our legacy of firsts continues today, reflected in the people who shape the future of computing and digital innovation:

• Steve Furber 鈥� Co-designer of the BBC Micro and the ARM processor and Professor here for over three decades; more than 230 billion ARM processors have been built worldwide.
• Pete Lomas 鈥� Alumni and Co-designer of the Raspberry Pi, which revolutionised computing education and innovation worldwide, putting affordable, programmable technology into the hands of millions of learners, makers, and entrepreneurs.
• Kim Libreri 鈥� Alumni and CTO of Epic Games, a global leader shaping the future of gaming through blockbuster titles like Fortnite
• Zahra Montazeri 鈥� lecturer in computer graphics, who鈥檚 research in rendering was used in The Mandalorian and Avatar: The Way of Water.
• , a Turing Fellow in the Department of Mathematics, whose benchmark software underpins much of the global supercomputing, making it possible for scientists, engineers, and governments to run large-scale simulations

Looking ahead: AI at 水多多导航

With more than 75 years of breakthroughs, The University of 水多多导航 continues to push the boundaries of AI, from advancing core research to driving real-world impact. 

Our work today spans:

• Cutting-edge AI research in fields from healthcare to climate science.
• Industry collaborations accelerating innovation.
• Initiatives supporting inclusive economic growth.

水多多导航 is, and always has been, a powerhouse shaping the digital future for the UK and the world.