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The Richmond and Twickenham Times Nov 2014 carried a photograph of the
presentation to Jackie Caminer and Helen Pinkerton of framed photographs of David
Caminer and John Pinkerton respectively by Peter Byford and Ray Hennessy. Included
was a brief summary of the LEO story and the key roles played by David Caminer and
John Pinkerton in the LEO story. See
http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11581099.Widows_gather
_for_tribute_to_their_husbands_pioneering_computer_work/

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BBC Radio 4 ‘Ways of thinking’ 4th April, 2015, 1.30. An account by Naomi
Alderman of what programming and coding involves including looking back at what
underlies high level languages with an excerpt from Mary Coombs Oral History talking
about programming LEO I

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Stewarts & Lloyds. Corby Town Council is holding a heritage exhibition, open until end of
September, 2015 1.00-4..00 weekdays, 11.00-2.00 Saturday, celebrating the town’s connection
with early computers. It features LEO II/3, the first LEO delivered to an outside company:
Stewart & Lloyds, steel makers located at that time in
Corby. See Ravenscraig Article

Both links Broken

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Living Legends Hidden Histories Exhibition, including a presentation on LEO II/3 at
Stewarts and Lloyds and exhibit of Mercury Delay memory. Thursday 3rd May 2018 at
6.00pm
Rooftop Arts Centre. Chisholm House, Queens Square, Corby, NN17 1PZ


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BBC Radio London, 2010, interview of Neville Lyons, with Robert Elms, on the
occasion of opening of the new Modern London gallery in the Museum of London,
which featured part of the frontage of the Coventry Street Corner House, donated by J
Lyons company to the Museum


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BBC Radio 4 ‘Today Programme’ 2013 on the occasion of a major exhibition of the
Lyons Teashop Lithographs at the Towner Gallery, Eastbourne. The recording,
introduced by Justin Webb, was conducted by Nicola Stanbridge, the interviewees
Neville Lyons, Charlie Batchelor, Curator and David Gentleman, one of the lithograph
artists.


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BBC Radio 4 ‘Computing Britain’ a 10 part series presented by mathematician Hannah
Fry from University College London. Broadcast on Monday to Friday between 14th and
25th September.
The series will start in the mid-1940s and finish in the early 21st century, concentrating
the UK’s part in computing history between these years. The series features the story
behind machines such as LEO, EDSAC, Baby and ERNIE as well as later breakthroughs
such as packet switching, home computing, the BBC Micro and ARM microprocessors.


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