Interviewee: Mary Coombs (née Blood)

Interviewee: Mary Coombs (née Blood) DOB: 1929

Interviewer: Thomas Lean, British Library

Date of Interview: 2010 

Reference: C1379/16 

Role in LEO: Programmer

Joined LEO: 1953

Abstract: This is a full oral history of the life of Mary Coombs as part of the British Library Oral History series on the life of selected British Computer scientists.

Repository: British Library, National Life Stories, An Oral History of British Science

Type of recorder: Marantz PMD661 on secure digital (Sessions 1-4) Marantz PMD660 on compact flash (Sessions 5-9).

Recording format: Wav 24 bit 48 kHz (sessions 1-4) WAV 16 bit 48 kHz (sessions 5-9) Total no. of tracks 9 Stereo Total Duration 07 hours:14 minutes:40 second

transcript of this interview is available online.

(Copyright/Clearance: Open except for 00:56:57 – 00:59:15 of track 7 and 00:21:51 – 00:22:49 of track 9; these sections are closed for 30 years until June 2041.)

Please Note: This item is not in the LEO Computers collection and is included here for signposting purposes only.

Link:http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/53243/Mary-Blood-(Mary-Coombs)-Interview/

Date : 2010

Interviewee: Mary Coombs (née Blood) DOB: 1929

Interviewer: Google

Date of Interview: 21.11.2011

Role in LEO: Programmer

Joined LEO: 1953

Abstract: 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.

Please Note: This item is not in the LEO Computers collection and is included here for signposting purposes only.

Other references to Mary Coombs include:

Date : Unknown

Link: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/56445/Mary-Coombs-shares-her-story/

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