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Thomas Harold Flowers MBE (22 December 1905 – 28 October 1998) was an English engineer with the British General Post Office. During World War II, Flowers designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help decipher encrypted German messages.
No entanto, Tommy Flowers, um modesto engenheiro e matemático britânico, desempenhou um papel fundamental na formação do cenário digital que conhecemos hoje. A mentalidade inovadora de Flowers e a busca incansável por avanços tecnológicos ultrapassam os limites do que era possível na época.
20 de mar. de 2012 · Flowers faleceu dia 8 de novembro de 1998, aos 92 anos, em Londres. Além de seu filho Kenneth, de Beverley, Inglaterra, ele deixa sua esposa, Eileen; outro filho, John, de Londres, e três netos. (Fonte: Veja, 18 de novembro de 1998 – Edição 1573 – ANO 31 – N° 46 – DATAS – Pág; 41)
28 de out. de 1998 · Trivia. His contributions shortened WWII by two years and saved countless lives. Family Life. He married Eileen Margaret Green. The couple had two sons, John and Kenneth. Associated With. His decryption enabled Dwight Eisenhower to know what was waiting for him during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Most Popular #131936 December 22 Entrepreneur #4.
19 de mai. de 2023 · For many years, even Tommy’s family remained unaware of the significance of his wartime work, knowing only that it involved something “secret and important.” Tommy Flowers, the inventor of the first programmable computer, passed away on 28 October 1998, at the age of 92.
6 de set. de 2021 · Tommy Flowers is one of histories most significant electrical engineers. His work on the first programmable computer, Colossus, has sealed his place in history.
20 de fev. de 2024 · In 1926, he joined the telecommunications branch of the General Post Office (GPO), moving to the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill in north-west London in 1930. In 1935, Flowers and Eileen Margaret Green were married. The couple later had two children, John and Kenneth.
