Mary Coombs

By admin , 16 March 2026
Mary
Coombs
Female
Description

Recognized as the first female commercial programmer, Coombs was employed in 1952 as the first woman to work as a programmer on the LEO computers. A British computer programmer and schoolteacher, her contribution is documented by the National Museum of Computing.

First Female Commercial Programmer
Date of Birth
1929
Date of Death
2022
Mary Coombs
she/her

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