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World Service,1 min

The UK's hidden figures

The Conversation

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The LEO I (Lyons Electronic Office I) was the first computer used for commercial business applications. And women played a key role in its operation. Tilly Blyth is Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum, and specialises in the lost role of women within the development of computing. Image: LEO I Credit: Science Museum Group Collection

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