The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research began work in computer science and technology in 1954 and commissioned TIFRAC in 1960.

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"The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research began work in computer science and technology in 1954 and commissioned TIFRAC in 1960."

TIFR's institutional history dates its computer-science work to 1954, a pilot machine to 1956 and TIFRAC's commissioning to February 1960. + Current undated TIFR institutional history page, accessed in 2026.

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Source title Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | TIFR

Source authors Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Source year 2026

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