John Pinkerton (computer designer)
John Pinkerton | |
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| Citizenship | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Air Ministry Research Establishment Telecommunications Research Establishment English Electric Computers ICL |
John Maurice McClean Pinkerton (2 August 1919 – 22 December 1997) was a pioneering British computer designer. Along with David Caminer, he designed England's first business computer, the LEO computer, produced by J. Lyons and Co in 1951.