Commemorating EDSAC: The First Computer at Cambridge University

Name: Commemorating EDSAC: The First Computer at Cambridge University
Uploaded: 2026-07-06T14:27:58.000Z
Duration: 1 h 20 min 45 s
Channel: Alastair Beresford
Description: A commemorative event marking the unveiling of a blue plaque for EDSAC, the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, a pioneering stored-program computer…

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Commemorating EDSAC: The First Computer at Cambridge University

Alastair Beresford University of Cambridge

1:20:45·2026·undergraduate·Public Lecture

A commemorative event marking the unveiling of a blue plaque for EDSAC, the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator, a pioneering stored-program computer developed at Cambridge in 1949.

We unveiled a blue plaque on Tuesday 23 June to commemorate the development in 1949 of EDSAC, a landmark event in the history of modern computing. The EDSAC - 'Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator' - was the first electronic computer to go into general use that did not need to be rewired by hand for every new task. Its development marked the birth of everyday computing.

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Alastair Beresford

Faculty & Visiting Speaker, University of Cambridge

Alastair Beresford is a faculty member and visiting speaker at the University of Cambridge, specializing in computer science and its historical foundations.

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