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==References==
==References==
''The Making of Colossus'' by A.W.M. Coombs in: Annals of the History of Computing Volume 5 No. 3 (pp 253-259, 1983)
''The Making of Colossus'' by A.W.M. Coombs in: Annals of the History of Computing Volume 5 No. 3 (pp 253-259, 1983)
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==External links==
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Allen Coombs
Born
Allen William Mark Coombs

(1911-10-23)23 October 1911
Died30 January 1995(1995-01-30) (aged 83)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationElectronics Engineer

Allen William Mark (Doc) Coombs (23 October 191130 January 1995) was a British electronics engineer at the Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill. He was one of the principal designers of the Mark II or production version of the Colossus computer used at Bletchley Park for codebreaking in WWII, and took over leadership of the project when Tommy Flowers moved on to other projects.

References

The Making of Colossus by A.W.M. Coombs in: Annals of the History of Computing Volume 5 No. 3 (pp 253-259, 1983) hhahaa your so stupidd. wiki is gayyy andd yeahh im at school. hhahahaa. not aloud to be on wiki because you can do exactly what i am doing right now.