Digital 60 Day
EDM number 1803 in 2007-08, proposed by Andrew Miller on 16/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Information technology and Research and innovation.
That this House notes that 20th June 2008 is Digital 60 Day, the 60th anniversary of the birth of the world's first stored program digital computer; welcomes the fact that this pioneering machine was designed and built at the University of Manchester; believes that Digital 60 Day illustrates the role scientists and engineers in the North West have played in contributing to global scientific and technological progress; and recognises the unique contribution of high level research and development facilities sited in the North West, and their continuing importance in ensuring Britain remains a world leader in modern scientific and technological excellence.
This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs.
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