Mary Lee Woods
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Mary Lee Woods | |
|---|---|
 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 | Telecommunications Research Establishment, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Ferranti |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Timothy Peter Helen Michael |
| Parent(s) | Bertie John Woods and Ida Frances Lee Burrows |
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]
She met and married Conway Berners-Lee while working at Ferranti. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is one of their children.
She died on 29 November 2017 at the age of 93.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Mary Lee Berners-Lee: Pioneering computer programmer whose son invented the world wide web (20 January 2018). p. 77.
- ↑ Scientific pioneers honoured by The University of Manchester – The University of Manchester. manchester.ac.uk. 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 (24–25 December 2017). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ Ferry, Georgina. Mary Lee Berners-Lee obituary. the Guardian (23 January 2018). Retrieved 23 January 2018.