Golden Anniversary Conference

(Day 1 Speakers and Audience)

  1. The Manchester Mark 1 Team
  2. Fred Bushby and Frank Sumner
  3. Chris Burton, Charlie Portman, Brian Proctor and Keith Lonsdale
  4. David Howarth, Tony Brooker and Jeff Rohl
  5. Dick Grimsdale, Ian Watson and Roland Ibbett
  6. Gordon Bell Speaking
  7. The Audience on the First Day -- from the Left
  8. The Audience on the First Day -- from the Right

1.The Manchester Mark 1 Team

The Manchester Mark 1 Team

This picture was taken during an interval at the Golden Anniversary Conference. It shows the Engineering team, minus the late Freddie Williams, but plus Laurie Allard, who worked for GEC, who provided the specially made CRT tubes for the Manchester Mark 1.

Back Row, Left to Right: G.E. ("Tommy") Thomas, D.B.G. (Dai) Edwards and Laurie Allard.
Front Row, Left to Right: G.C. (Geoff) Tootill, Tom Kilburn and A.A. (Alec) Robinson

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Left to Right:

2.Fred Bushby and Frank Sumner

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Left to Right:

3.Chris Burton, Charlie Portman, Brian Procter and Keith Lonsdale

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Left to Right:

4.David Howarth, Tony Brooker and Jeff Rohl

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Left to Right:

5.Dick Grimsdale, Ian Watson and Roland Ibbett

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6.Gordon Bell Speaking

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7.The Audience on the First Day -- from the Left

The Audience on the First Day

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8.The Audience on the First Day -- from the Right

The Audience on the First Day

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