Allan G. Bromley
Australian historian of computing (1947–2002)
Biography
Allan George Bromley (1 February 1947 – 16 August 2002) 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.
The 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, in collaboration with Michael T. Wright, led to the first working model of this ancient analogue computer.
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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- University of Sydney
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- Allan G. Bromley died on August 16, 2002 at the age of 55.
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- Allan G. Bromley was born on February 1, 1947.
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- Allan G. Bromley was born in New South Wales.
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