Tribute to Tommy Flowers at BT Adastral Park: Celebrating the Colossus Computer
On December 12, 2013, a tribute was held at BT Adastral Park to honor Tommy Flowers, the telecommunications pioneer who created the first Colossus machine 70 years prior. This event recognized his significant contributions to computing and technology.
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On Thursday 12th December 2013, 70 years after Flowers created the first Colossus machine, his legacy as a telecommunications pioneer and creator of the first programmable electronic computer was honoured with a memorial commissioned by BT, the global communications services company. The life size bronze memorial bust, designed by James Butler MBE RA FRBS, was unveiled by Trevor Baylis OBE at Adastral Park, BT's research and development centre in Martlesham Heath, near Ipswich, Sussex.
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