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DOB<\/strong> 1929<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviewer: <\/strong>Google
Date of Interview: <\/strong>21.11.2011
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DOB: <\/strong>1929<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joined LEO: <\/strong>1953
Abstract: <\/strong>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\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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References\u00a0<\/strong>to Mary Coombs listed in Wikipedia:\u00a01.\u00a0Jump up ^\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>“Mary Coombs”<\/a>. The British Library.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\u00a0^\u00a0Jump up to:\u00a0a b\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/strong>computingheritage (2013-09-05)<\/a>,\u00a0Mary Coombs shares her story, retrieved 2018-07-26<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0Jump up ^\u00a0<\/strong>Douglas, Ian (2013-09-11).\u00a0“Bletchley Park celebrates women in computing<\/a>“.\u00a0ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-07-26.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\u00a0Jump up ^\u00a0<\/strong>“Women in Computing: a British Perspective <\/a>– Google Arts & Culture”. Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 2018-07-26.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.\u00a0Jump up ^\u00a0<\/strong>“Mary Coombs – Computing History”<\/a>. www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-26.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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