Brian Randell

Brian Randell DSc FBCS FLSW (born 1936) is a British computer scientist, and emeritus professor at the School of Computing, Newcastle University, United Kingdom. He specialises in research into software fault tolerance and dependability, and is a noted authority on the early pre-1950 history of computing hardware.

Brian Randell
Born1936 (age 8788)
London, United Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma materImperial College London
Known forALGOL 60, software fault tolerance, dependability, early pre-1950 history of computing hardware
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsNewcastle University
Notable studentsRoy H. Campbell
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