SCIENCE Minister Lord Sainsbury was visiting the town today to officially open a new technology centre at Bolton Institute.

He was also expected to unveil a blue plaque at Manchester University's Kilburn Building to celebrate the work of Tom Kilburn and Frederick Williams, who created what was effectively the world's first modern computer in 1948.

SCIENCE Minister Lord Sainsbury was due to visit the Bolton today to officially open a new technology centre at Bolton Institute.

He was also expected to unveil a blue plaque at Manchester University's Kilburn Building to celebrate the work of Tom Kilburn and Frederick Williams, who created what was effectively the world's first modern computer in 1948.