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Mary Coombs

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British computer programmer, first female commercial programmer

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Mary Clare Coombs was a British computer programmer and schoolteacher. Employed in 1952 as the first female programmer to work on the LEO computers, she is recognised as the first female commercial programmer. The National Museum of Computing documents her contribution.

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Mary Clare Coombs was a British computer programmer and schoolteacher. Employed in 1952 as the first female programmer to work on the LEO computers, she is recognised as the first female commercial programmer. The National Museum of Computing documents her contribution.

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United Kingdom
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Developer
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Lived 1929 to 2022 · aged 93
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