Oral history interview with John M. M. Pinkerton, 1988 Aug. 23.

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Oral history interview with John M. M. Pinkerton, 1988 Aug. 23.

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Pinkerton begins by discussing his education and wartime work in radar technology in England. He then describes his movement into the computer industry after the war and his work on the LEO I and LEO II computers. In this context he discusses the British computer firms J. Lyons and Company, Leo Computers, English Electric Co., and International Computers Ltd.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Pinkerton, John M.M. (John Maurice McLean), 1919-

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British computer designer. From the description of Oral history interview with John M. M. Pinkerton, 1988 Aug. 23. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63306971 British computer scientist. From the description of Oral history interview with John M. M. Pinkerton, 1976. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63307014 ...

Leo Computers Ltd.

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J. Lyons & Co. Ltd.

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International Computers Ltd.

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English Electric Company Limited

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