Museums · South East England
Atlas Computer Laboratory
Atlas Computer Laboratory is a museum in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Didcot Parkway · 6.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Atlas Computer Laboratory is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1961. Coordinates: 51.5752°, -1.3150°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Atlas Computer Laboratory on the Harwell, Oxfordshire campus shared by the Harwell Laboratory was one of the major computer laboratories in the world, which operated between 1961 and 1975 to provide a service to British scientists at a time when powerful computers were not usually available. The main user population was the UK universities and some government agencies. Now called the Atlas centre, it is home to European Space Agency's (ESA) Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC), and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Innovations Technology Access Centre (I-TAC).
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Background
History
From 1964 to 1971, the laboratory housed the largest of the three examples of the Ferranti Atlas 1 computer that was purchased for £2.5 million, and after which the laboratory was named. For a time, it was the fastest and most innovative of the computers available worldwide. Throughout its life, it was headed by Jack Howlett. Early staff or visitors included A. O. L. Atkin (1964–1970), I. J. Good (1964–1967), and Donald Michie who had worked together at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. High quality text and graphics output on both paper and film was provided by a Stromberg-Carlson SC4020 microfilm recorder that provided a unique service for many years, especially to people…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5752, -1.3150
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Chilton
- Postcode
- OX11 0QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Established
- 1961
- Nearest railway station
- Didcot Parkway — 6.4 km
- Official site
- www.chilton-computing.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4816795 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Atlas Computer Laboratory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Acl.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Atlas Computer Laboratory?
- Atlas Computer Laboratory is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX11 0QX), in the parish of Chilton.
- When was Atlas Computer Laboratory built?
- Built or established in 1961.
- Is Atlas Computer Laboratory a protected site?
- Yes — Atlas Computer Laboratory is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Atlas Computer Laboratory?
- The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX11 0QX.