Allan Bromley
Male, Deceased Person
1947 – 2002
Who was Allan Bromley?
Allan George Bromley was an Australian historian of computing who became a world authority on many aspects of early computing and was one of the most avid collectors of mechanical calculators.
His work on understanding Charles Babbage's calculating engines is Allan Bromley's greatest legacy. The October-December 2000 issue of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing was dedicated to him for the quality of his research on this subject.
His studies of the Antikythera mechanism led to the first working model of this ancient analog computer.
Allan Bromley was an associate professor at the University of Sydney. His main academic interest was the history of computers. He died of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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- Born
- 1947
- Also known as
- Allan George Bromley
- Nationality
- Australia
- Education
- University of Sydney
- Died
- Aug 1, 2002
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on July 23, 2013
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