State Support for the Expansion of UK University Computing in the 1950s
Martyn Clark · IEEE Annals of the History of Computing · 2010
Fifty years ago, a major injection of government funding allowed six UK universities to purchase commercially produced computers. The funding facilitated a significant increase in computing resources for science and engineering research in the UK. Two government agencies-the University Grants Committee and the Advisory Committee on High Speed Calculating Machines-played notable roles in this process.