Thomas Flowers

Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Thomas Flowers

Name: Thomas (Tommy) Harold Flowers

Born: December 22, 1905, in Poplar, London, England

Death: October 28, 1998 (Age: 92)

Computer-related contributions

  • English engineer who during World War II designed Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve encrypted German messages.

Significant publications

  • Introduction to Exchange Systems (1976).