Background
Wilkes, Maurice Vincent was born on June 26, 1913 in Dudley, England.
St John's College, St John's Street, Cambridge CB2 1TP, United Kingdom
In June 1934, Maurice received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from St. John's College, Cambridge. In early 1938, Maurice received his Master of Arts degree and in October of the same year, his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the same college.
University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Maurice Wilkes (right) with the Meccano differential analyser in the Cambridge University Mathematics Laboratory, c. 1937. A.F. Devonshire (left) co-authored a number of papers on melting and disorder with the Laboratory's first director, John Lennard-Jones. The winner of the 1937 Mayhew Prize, J. Corner, is operating the input table (centre).
1949
Maurice Wilkes (center) with EDSAC, 1949.
St John's College, St John's Street, Cambridge CB2 1TP, United Kingdom
In June 1934, Maurice received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from St. John's College, Cambridge. In early 1938, Maurice received his Master of Arts degree and in October of the same year, his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the same college.
Turing Award
Faraday Medal
Stourbridge DY8 1TD, United Kingdom
During the period from 1921 till 1931, Maurice studied at King Edward VI College.
Maurice Wilkes inspecting the mercury delay line of the EDSAC in construction.
University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Maurice Wilkes (right) with the Meccano differential analyser in the Cambridge University Mathematics Laboratory, c. 1937. A.F. Devonshire (left) co-authored a number of papers on melting and disorder with the Laboratory's first director, John Lennard-Jones. The winner of the 1937 Mayhew Prize, J. Corner, is operating the input table (centre).
Sir Maurice Wilkes and Guy Haworth.
Maurice Wilkes (left) and John Brainerd (right).
EDSAC I, under construction, W. Renwick (left) and M. Wilkes (right).
(This short book sets out the principles of the methods, c...)
This short book sets out the principles of the methods, commonly employed in obtaining numerical solutions to mathematical equations and shows how they are applied in solving particular types of equations.
https://www.amazon.com/Short-Introduction-Numerical-Analysis/dp/0521094127
1966
(This third edition offers extensive coverage of process m...)
This third edition offers extensive coverage of process management, satellite computers, computer networks, the problem of page allocation in a virtual-memory system and the operational and managerial aspects of time-sharing systems.
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Sharing-Computer-Systems-monographs/dp/0444195254
1975
(Wilkes describes in nontechnical detail the growth of EDS...)
Wilkes describes in nontechnical detail the growth of EDSAC and its successor, EDSAC 2, his introduction of microprogramming and the first experiments with time-sharing systems. In the 1950's, when machines were still getting larger rather than smaller, Wilkes was one of the few, who foresaw a time, when nonspecialists would be using computers almost universally, and he reviews his anticipatory efforts to develop simple programming systems.
https://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Computer-Pioneer-History-Computing/dp/0262231220
1985
Wilkes, Maurice Vincent was born on June 26, 1913 in Dudley, England.
Bachelor, St. John's College, Cambridge, 1934. Master of Arts, St. John's College, Cambridge, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, St. John's College, Cambridge, 1937.
Degrees (honorary), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Hull, Kent City of London, Bath, Amsterdam, Munich, Linkoping, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Degree (honorary), Cambridge University, 1993.
Research in experimental physics, Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge University, 1934—1937, university demonstrator in the mathematics laboratory, 1937, head computer lab (formerly called mathematics laboratory ), 1945—1980, professor computer technical, 1965—1980, emeritus professor, from 2002. Senior consulting engineer Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts, 1980—1986. Adjunct professor, electrical engineering and computer science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981—1985.
Member for research strategy Olivetti Research Board, 1986—1989. Staff advisor on research strategy Olivetti and Oracle Research Laboratory, Cambridge, England, 1989—1999. Staff consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company Laboratory (formerly Olivetti and Oracle Research Laboratory), England, 1999—2002.
War service in radar engineering and operational research, 1939-1945, World War II.
(This third edition offers extensive coverage of process m...)
1975(This short book sets out the principles of the methods, c...)
1966(Wilkes describes in nontechnical detail the growth of EDS...)
1985Fellow: Royal Academy Engineering (London), British Computer Society (first president 1957-1960, distinguished fellow 1973), Royal Society, Association for Computing Machinery (council member 1991-1994, Turning Lecturer 1967). Member: Spanish Academy Engineering (foreign corresponding member), National Academy of Sciences, Royal Spanish Academy Sciences (foreign associate), National Academy of Engineering, American Academy Arts & Sciences (foreign honorary member), Worshipful Company Scientific Instrument Makers (honorary freeman 2000).