Pioneers

David Caminer

Software Engineering

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Computing Atlas. "David Caminer." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/david-caminer.

APA Style

Computing Atlas. (n.d.). David Caminer. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/david-caminer

BibTeX

@misc{computingatlas-david-caminer,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {David Caminer},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/david-caminer},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

David Caminer was a British computer engineer who helped develop LEO, the Lyons Electronic Office, the world's first business computer. He has been called the world's first corporate electronic systems analyst and the world's first software engineer, and carried out the systems analysis for the world's first routine business computer job.

Facts

Birth Year

1915 1

Birth Date

1915-06-26 1

Death Year

2008 1

Death Date

2008-06-19 1

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David Caminer was a British computer engineer who helped develop LEO, the Lyons Electronic Office, the world's first business computer. He has been called the world's first corporate electronic systems analyst and the world's first software engineer, and carried out the systems analysis for the world's first routine business computer job.

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