Sophie Wilson

• Wilson is renowned for creating the Acorn Microcomputer, the first computer sold by Acorn Ltd. 
• During 1978, Wilson extended Acorn Atom’s BASIC programming language.
• This work permitted the company to be awarded with the business of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its ambitious computer education project.
• In 2013, she was recognised as a fellow to the prestigious Royal Society. 
• Wilson is now the Director of IC Design at Broadcom in Cambridge, England.

Text: Computer Science Degree Hub (Accessed 10 June 2021)

Author: Sara Singh

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