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Eiichi Goto's 1954 invention of the parametron, a logic element using ferrite cores and parametric oscillation, led to Japan's first university-built stored-program computer PC-1 in 1958. The IEEE has dedicated a milestone plaque to this achievement in Tokyo.
This IEEE Spectrum article recounts the story of Colossus, the world's first large-scale programmable electronic digital computer, built by Tommy Flowers to crack Germany's advanced Lorenz cipher during World War II, and notes its upcoming IEEE Milestone dedication ceremony at Bletchley Park.