Person

Brooks, George Roderick (1917 - )

Born
1917
Occupation
Computer engineer

Summary

George Brooks worked at the Adolph Basser Computer Laboratory, School of Physics, University of Sydney during the 1950s-1960s on the design, construction and implementation of first generation computer technology, notably SILLIAC, the second stored program electronic computer to be built in Australia.

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Archival resources

Powerhouse Museum

  • Brooks, George Roderick (1917 - ), 1932 - 1970, 97/203/1; Powerhouse Museum. Details

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