Frederic C. Williams

For other people named Freddie Williams, see Freddie Williams (disambiguation).

F.C. Williams
CBE FRS
Born
Frederic Calland Williams

(1911-06-26)26 June 1911
Romiley, Stockport
Died11 August 1977(1977-08-11) (aged 66)
Manchester
NationalityEnglish
Other namesF.C. Williams
Freddie Williams
CitizenshipBritish
EducationStockport Grammar School
Alma mater
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions
ThesisProblems of spontaneous oscillation in electrical circuits (1936)
Doctoral students

Sir Frederic Calland Williams, CBE FRS[3][4] (26 June 1911 – 11 August 1977),[3][5] known as F.C. Williams or Freddie Williams,[6] was an English engineer, a pioneer in radar and computer technology.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

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  10. ^ Anderson, D. P. (2009). "Interview An interview with Maurice Wilkes". Communications of the ACM. 52 (9): 39–42. doi:10.1145/1562164.1562180. S2CID 31699280.
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