Ferranti

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ferranti

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Symphony_Group
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:defunct	1993
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Sebastian_Ziani_de_Ferranti
gptkbp:foundedYear	1882
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Manchester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ferranti
gptkbp:industry	electrical engineering electronics
gptkbp:keyPerson	gptkb:Tom_Kilburn gptkb:Conway_Berners-Lee gptkb:Freddie_Williams gptkb:Geoff_Tootill gptkb:Sebastian_Ziani_de_Ferranti gptkb:Vincent_Ferranti
gptkbp:listedOn	gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Developed one of the first commercially available general-purpose computers Developed early digital computers Developed radar and avionics systems Major supplier of military electronics Pioneered transformer design
gptkbp:notableEmployee	gptkb:Tom_Kilburn gptkb:Conway_Berners-Lee gptkb:Freddie_Williams gptkb:Geoff_Tootill
gptkbp:notableEvent	Involved in the 'Ferranti scandal' in the 1990s
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Aberdeen gptkb:Bristol gptkb:Coventry gptkb:Edinburgh gptkb:London gptkb:Toronto,_Canada gptkb:Basildon gptkb:Bracknell gptkb:Cwmbran gptkb:Hollinwood,_Oldham gptkb:Moston,_Manchester gptkb:Wythenshawe,_Manchester
gptkbp:notableProduct	gptkb:Ferranti_Mark_1 gptkb:Ferranti-Packard_6000 gptkb:Ferranti_Argus gptkb:Ferranti_Atlas gptkb:Ferranti_Mercury gptkb:Ferranti_Nimrod gptkb:Ferranti_Pegasus
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:Ferranti-Packard gptkb:Ferranti_Computer_Systems gptkb:Ferranti_Defence_Systems
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Conway_Berners-Lee gptkb:Mary_Lee_Woods
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4