Mary Clare Coombs, born Mary Blood (1929 to 2022), was a British computer programmer who became the first female commercial programmer when she joined J. Lyons and Co. in 1952 to work on the LEO computer, despite having no mathematics or science background before the company's selection process. She went on to develop programs for major clients including the Met Office and Ford Motor Company. She later moved to part time work and then to teaching, and her early contribution to commercial computing is documented by the National Museum of Computing.
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Wikidata alias: Mary Blood
Mary Blood
Wikidata alias: Mary Clare Coombs
Mary Clare Coombs
Wikidata alias: Mary Clare Blood
Mary Clare Blood
P569 (date of birth): year 1929
1929
P569 (date of birth): 1929-02-04
1929-02-04
P570 (date of death): year 2022
2022
P570 (date of death): 2022-02-28
2022-02-28
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