The Pilot ACE was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom. Built at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the early 1950s, it was one of the earliest general-purpose, stored-program computers, joining other UK designs like the Manchester Mark 1 and EDSAC of the same era. It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which was designed by Alan Turing, who left NPL before construction of the Pilot ACE was completed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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YearInfobox release_date field gives 1950; the lead names only the early 1950s in prose. SignificanceA preliminary version of the full Automatic Computing Engine (ACE) designed by Alan Turing, who left the National Physical Laboratory before construction of the Pilot ACE itself was completed, so the machine actually built was not Turing's own final design. 1 FAQs
Was the Pilot ACE the computer Alan Turing designed?
It was a simpler pilot version of Turing's full ACE design, completed at the National Physical Laboratory in 1950.
Not quite. The Pilot ACE was a simpler machine than Turing's full ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) design. It was completed at the National Physical Laboratory in 1950 as a test machine, and it remained in useful operation for five years.
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Alan Turing, Pioneers Pilot ACE was a cut-down build of the full Automatic Computing Engine Turing designed at NPL; he left the laboratory, disillusioned by the pace of the project, before Pilot ACE itself was completed, and James Wilkinson's team carried the build forward.
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It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which was designed by Alan Turing, who left NPL before construction of the Pilot ACE was completed.
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1950
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Pilot ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) was one of the first computers built in the United Kingdom.
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Pilot ACE was shut down in May 1955
Invented By: Alan Turing, Lead paragraph
It was a preliminary version of the full ACE, which was designed by Alan Turing, who left NPL before construction of the Pilot ACE was completed.
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- In Group: Early British Stored-Program Computers, Early British stored-program computer; Pilot ACE
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