Richard Grimsdale

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Richard Grimsdale
Born(1929-09-18)18 September 1929
Died6 December 2005(2005-12-06) (aged 76)
Frederic Calland Williams

Richard Lawrence Grimsdale (18 September 1929 – 6 December 2005) was a British

computer pioneer who helped to design the world's first transistorised computer.[1]

Early life and education

Richard Lawrence Grimsdale was born on 18 September 1929 in

Frederic Calland Williams.[4]

Career

In 1953, whilst still a

valves
or electromechanical devices. The computer used early point-contact transistors which were the first generation of transistors, however later developments of the machine used more advanced junction transistors which offered better performance.

Grimsdale also worked on the

VLSI
accelerator chips for generating three-dimensional images.

Personal life

Grimsdale died from a heart infection at his home in Brighton on 6 December 2005. He was survived by his wife Shirley Roberts Grimsdale and daughters Susan and Kathryn.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Manchester University Transistor Computer". youtube.com. Computer History Museum.
  2. ^ "Professor Dick Grimsdale". The Telegraph. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  3. ^ Grimsdale, Richard Lawrence (1951). Computing Machines - Design of Test Programmes (MSc thesis). University of Manchester. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ^ Grimsdale, Richard Lawrence (1955). Transistor Digital Computer. exlibrisgroup.com (PhD thesis). University of Manchester. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Richard L. Grimsdale". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ Markoff, John (29 December 2005). "Richard Grimsdale, Computer Pioneer, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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