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A brief history of the Sperry 1412 Computer

Guest blog by Peter M Hills MIET The Sperry 1412 computer’s design was first postulated at Sperry Gyroscope’s Bracknell R & D department in 1967. The prototype appeared in 1968. Given that computer systems of the time were nearly the... Continue Reading →

John I Thornycroft & Vosper Thornycroft Shipbuilding Photographs

The image above, taken in 1952, shows the then newly built ship HMS Duchess, a Daring-class destroyer that served in the Royal Navy from 1952 to 1964, and in the Royal Australian Navy from 1964 to 1980 at which point... Continue Reading →

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