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Beatrice Worsley, Canada's Female Computer Pioneer w/Scott Campbell
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- Mar 3, 2026
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Beatrice Worsley became a computer scientist at a time when computers could fill entire rooms and most people had no idea what they were or how they worked. She operated and designed the programming language for Canada's first digital computer. And she was often the only woman in the room while she did her groundbreaking work. Scott Campbell from the University of Waterloo joins us to talk about this often overlooked computer pioneer on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .