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Electronic Brains

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mark Whitaker tells the remarkable stories of four computer pioneers. 1: Leo the Lyons Computer Best known for its teashops, the catering company J Lyons also ran the world's first business computer programme, calculating the value of its bakery sales on a machine developed and built in-house. Producer Mike Hally

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Mark Whitaker
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J Lyons
Producer:
Mike Hally
Source: Radio Times

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