Mary Lee Woods
British mathematician and computer programmer (1924-2017)
Mary Lee Woods (12 March 1924 – 29 November 2017) was an English mathematician and computer programmer. She worked in a team that developed programs in the School of Computer Science, University of Manchester Mark 1, Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1 Star computers.[2][3]
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 Mary Lee Woods in 2013 | |
| Born | 12 March 1924 |
| Died | 29 November 2017 (aged 93)[1] London, England, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Employer(s) | Telecommunications Research Establishment, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Ferranti |
| Spouse(s) | Conway Berners-Lee (m. 1954; her death 2017) |
| Children | Timothy Peter Helen Michael |
| Parent(s) | Bertie John Woods and Ida Frances Lee Burrows |
She met and married Conway Berners-Lee while working at Ferranti. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is one of their children.
References change
- ↑ "Mary Lee Berners-Lee: Pioneering computer programmer whose son invented the world wide web", The Times, p. 77, 20 January 2018
- ↑ "Scientific pioneers honoured by The University of Manchester – The University of Manchester". manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "I am Tim Berners-Lee. I invented the WWW 25 years ago and I am concerned and excited about its future. AMA • r/IAmA". reddit. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ News Bulletin from the Parish of SS Alban & Stephen (PDF), 24–25 December 2017, archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2018, retrieved 18 February 2019
- ↑ Ferry, Georgina (23 January 2018). "Mary Lee Berners-Lee obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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