Dr John Dimmock

South Coast UK

Technical Director (ICT)

Sir Tommy Flowers, if you don't mind.

It took him 50 years, due to the Official Secrets Act before he could get this accolade.

Sir Tommy Flowers invented the world's first electronically programmable computer, and only quite recently have we been able to prove to the Yanks who for 50-odd years have claimed that honour.

My mother - still alive - and several of her friends who are also still alive and kicking were involved with the project. Interestingly, my mum was conscripted to the Royal Air Force (RAF) not the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF).