Atlas Computer Laboratory The Atlas Computer Laboratory was for many years a major facility supporting computationally intensive science and engineering research in the UK. Location within Oxfordshire Established 1961 Dissolved 1975 Location Harwell, Oxfordshire Coordinates 51°34′31″N 1°18′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.5752°N 1.3150°W﻿ / 51.5752; -1.3150Coordinates: 51°34′31″N 1°18′54″W﻿ / ﻿51.5752°N 1.3150°W﻿ / 51.5752; -1.3150 Director Jack Howlett Website http://www.chilton-computing.org.uk/