Interviewee: Mary Coombs (née Blood) DOB: 1929
Interviewer: Thomas Lean, British Library
Date of Interview: 2010
Reference: C1379/16
Role in LEO: Programmer
Joined LEO: 1953
Abstract: This is a full oral history of the life of Mary Coombs as part of the British Library Oral History series on the life of selected British Computer scientists.
Repository: British Library, National Life Stories, An Oral History of British Science
Type of recorder: Marantz PMD661 on secure digital (Sessions 1-4) Marantz PMD660 on compact flash (Sessions 5-9).
Recording format: Wav 24 bit 48 kHz (sessions 1-4) WAV 16 bit 48 kHz (sessions 5-9) Total no. of tracks 9 Stereo Total Duration 07 hours:14 minutes:40 second
A transcript of this interview is available online.
(Copyright/Clearance: Open except for 00:56:57 – 00:59:15 of track 7 and 00:21:51 – 00:22:49 of track 9; these sections are closed for 30 years until June 2041.)
Please Note: This item is not in the LEO Computers collection and is included here for signposting purposes only.
Link:http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/53243/Mary-Blood-(Mary-Coombs)-Interview/
Date : 2010
Interviewee: Mary Coombs (née Blood) DOB: 1929
Interviewer: Google
Date of Interview: 21.11.2011
Role in LEO: Programmer
Joined LEO: 1953
Abstract: Google interviewed and filmed a number of old LEO employees including Mary Coombs as part of the celebration at the Science Museum of the 60th anniversary of the roll out of the first business application on the LEO I computer. Narrated by Georgina Ferry.
Please Note: This item is not in the LEO Computers collection and is included here for signposting purposes only.
Other references to Mary Coombs include:
- Douglas, Ian (2013-09-11) – “Bletchley Park celebrates women in computing“
- Google Arts & Culture, Google Cultural Institute – “Women in Computing: a British Perspective“
- Diversity in HPC – “Mary Coombs“
- BBC News – “Museum celebrates women in computing“
- British Library Voices of Science – “Mary Coombs“
Date : Unknown
Link: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/56445/Mary-Coombs-shares-her-story/