See also D. Allan Bromley, Canadian-American physicist.

Allan Bromley (died 2002) was an Australian historian of computing.

Allan Bromley was an associate professor at the University of Sydney. His main academic interest was the history of computing.

Probably Bromley's most important and lasting achievement was his study of the original drawings for the Difference Engine, designed by Charles Babbage in the 19th century, at the Science Museum library in London during the 1980s. This led to the reconstruction of the Difference Engine No. 2, on display in the galleries of the Science Museum. A whole issue of the IEEE Annals of the History of Computing was dedicated to Allan Bromley as a result in 2000.

Bromley had a large personal collection of mechanical calculators, slide rules, etc. He was a generous donor of artefacts to museums in Australia, especially the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

He died of Hodgkin's disease in 2002.

External links

• Graeme Philipson, Allan Bromley: historian, eccentric, gem, 27 August 2002.
• Michael R. Williams, Allan Bromley, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 22(4):3, October–December 2000.
• IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 22(4), October–December 2000.

Year of birth missing | 2002 deaths | Australian academics | Australian historians | Historians of science