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“Surveying the shifts of interest among computer scientists and the ever-expanding family of those who depend on computers for their work, one cannot help being struck by the power of the computer to bind together, in a genuine community of interest, people whose motivations differ widely.”

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Maurice Wilkes was a renowned computer scientist, born on June 26, 1913, and passed away on November 29, 2010. He made significant contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in computer architecture and storage technology. more

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