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| Born | 12 March 1924 |
| Died | 29 November 2017 (aged 93)[1] London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Employer(s) | Telecommunications Research Establishment, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Ferranti |
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| Children | Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Timothy) Peter Helen Mike Berners-Lee (Michael) |
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Mary Lee Berners-Lee (née Woods; 12 March 1924 – 29 November 2017) was an English mathematician and computer scientist who worked in a team that developed programs in the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester Mark 1, Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1 Star computers.[2][3][4] She was the mother of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, and Mike Berners-Lee, an English researcher and writer on greenhouse gases.[5]
- ^ "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. 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. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Conway and Mary Lee Berners-Lee, interviewed by Thomas Lean, 2010–2011, An Oral History of British Science, British Library Sound & Moving Image reference C1379/23 Audio and Transcript (at British Library only but brief Content summary available online).
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