John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1928 – 4 May 1979) was a British computer pioneer. At

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Maths Lab he worked with

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creating the concept of

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. He then became a

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firstly at the National Physical Laboratory then at the Government Communications Headquarters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stringer, John Bentley 1928 births 1979 deaths Members of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory British computer scientists Computer designers