Computer memory

Dr. F.C. Williams develops the first computer memory storage system in the mid 1940s. In November 1946, he demonstrates the use of a cathode ray tube to store a single binary digit. By autumn 1947, working with Tom Kilburn, they are able to store 2,048 bits over a period of a few hours. The Williams tube becomes the first random-access memory device for a modern computer.
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