OTD 28/10/1998, Tommy Flowers died | machine, computer, invention | #OTD 28/10/1998 : Tommy Flowers, the inventor of the world's first programmable electronic computer, #Colossus died aged 92. Make sure you book
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Thomas H. Flowers: the hidden story of the Bletchley Park engineer who designed the code-breaking Colossus.
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