TNMOC, an independent charity, has launched a new year-long programme to support 20 autistic candidates to develop employability skills through a series of placements and interactive science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) projects at the museum.

Dame Stephanie has pledged her support to the initiative. Through her charitable Shirley Foundation, she initiated a number of pioneering projects in autism, working tirelessly to improve the lives of the autistic community.

TNMOC announce its new online remote learning packages. These extend the highly successful in-person programmes, reimagined for the online learning world, giving students an interactive and fun experience with STEM subjects during a difficult time for teaching.

The BBC adds a 1904A to run their Management Information System, British Aircraft Corporation use an IBM 1800 system to simulate the performance of the Concorde’s fuel system, Ferranti FM1600 systems simulate the operations room of a guided-missile destroyer, ICL introduced new models to their system 4 range, Post office introduce a Ferranti ARGUS 500 for monitor line performance and detect impending breakdowns, Cambridge University Computing Lab replace their Titan (Atlas II) with an IBM 370/165 and GEC-Elliott Automation design a new computer control system for a steel mill.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

Despite the museum being closed for much of 2020, the EDSAC team have continued working on the machine, finding Covid-secure ways to do so. In this video you can see the team commissioning the interface between Main Control and the Arithmetic Unit and hear an update from Andrew Herbert the project manager on progress to date.

Myriad III designed to meet future air traffic control needs, Plessey introduces an automatic gas meter reading system, XDS Sigma5s monitors Jupiter bound US Pionneer spacecraft testing, Data General introduce faster Nova and SuperNova machines, Plessey introduces Mark II plated wire memories, IBM 1130 monitors fish populations, ICL 4/70 take over KDF9 systems at UK Atomic Energy, Alpha 3 from Air France enables passengers to make and pay for seat reservations, Fibre Optic technology developed at Harwell and a 2nd Farranti Hermes computer-based flight-planning system to be installed at West Drayton.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist