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This blue commemorative plaque records: Ralph Benjamin born 1922. Electronic Command-and-Control Systems 1946, The 'mouse' display-to-computer interface 1947, The World's first Digital Data New 1947, Radar detection of buried landmines 1995, Microwave detection of breast tumours 2006. Recorded plaque organisation: Retired Professional Engineers Club (Bristol).
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Ralph Benjamin was a pioneering engineer who made significant contributions to electronic command-and-control systems and invented the 'mouse' display-to-computer interface in 1947, among other technological advancements that have had lasting impacts on modern computing and medical technology.
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