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Sophie Mary Wilson CBE FRS FREng DistFBCS (born Roger Wilson; June 1957) is an English computer scientist, a co-designer of the Instruction Set for the ARM architecture. Wilson first designed a microcomputer during a break from studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Jun 26, 2024 · Sophie Wilson was born in Leeds, England, in 1957. She began studying computer science at the University of Cambridge in 1975. In 1977, she developed an automated cow-feeder during her first summer vacation.
Sophie Wilson is a computer scientist who designed the architecture behind the Acorn Micro-Computer — the first computer sold by British technology company, Acorn Computers.
Sophie Wilson designed one of the first British home-build microcomputers, the Acorn System 1 and was the genius behind much of Acorn's software. As a young student at Cambridge, her first embedded system was developed for a Harrogate company and was used by farmers to regulate cow feed.
Sophie Wilson has designed liquid counting systems, cow-feeders and the Acorn System 1, including its operating system, assembler, MOS and BASIC. She co-designed the BBC Microcomputer with Steve Furber, with whom she later co-designed the ARM processor, which has sold over 200 billion chips to date.
Feb 6, 2024 · Sophie Wilson is one of the UK’s most distinguished computer scientists. Amongst her many achievements, she designed the Acorn System 1, coding the operating system in binary before designing and implementing Acorn Assembler, Acorn MOS and BASIC.
We’re joined by Sophie Wilson, who jointly designed the ARM processor along with Steve Furber. There are currently over 200 billion ARM-powered chips in exis...
