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Computer Pioneer Earns Knighthood

Steve Furber helped advance computer literacy and revolutionize electronics

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Dec 29, 2007 8:16 AM CST

(Newser) – Computing pioneer Steve Furber, who helped design a home computer used to improve computer literacy in Britain, and one of the most-used microprocessors in history, has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, reports the BBC. Furber, a University of Manchester...   Read full story »

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