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Seymour Cray at 100 – the man, the machines, the supercomputing legacy.

  • The National Museum of Computing Block H, Bletchley Park Bletchley, England, MK3 6GX United Kingdom (map)

Join us for a talk exploring the legacy of supercomputer designer Seymour Cray. We’ll

delve into the early machines he built and the supercomputer companies he founded,

examining key supercomputer design features and their practical applications. We’ll also

hear from other users and workers at Cray Research.

Q&A will follow.

In person ickets also include day admission to view the world's largest collection of functional historic computers, including the Bombe and Colossus - the world's first electronic, digital computer.

Online Virtual ticket are also availble- you will be sent a link to join virtually

Event Schedule:

10:30-15:15 - Expore the working musuem 10:30-15:15

15:15-15:25 - Refreshments on arrival

15:30-16:30 - Talk from Clive England

Q&A with Clive England

About the Speaker:

Clive England worked at Cray Research during the 1990s, a time when supercomputers

were evolving from superfast processors to super-capacity systems. As a software service

engineer at a hardware company, he was responsible for installing, tuning, and

troubleshooting these multi-million pound systems. Currently, he is researching the

history of Cray-branded supercomputers.

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