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LEO
LEO A line of computers, and a company, of historic importance in the British computing industry. J. Lyons & Co (a large firm in the catering industry) initiated in 1947 a project to build a computer to mechanize clerical functions in their own offices. (This decision was almost simultaneous with a similar decision in the US by Eckert and Mauchly, which led to
UNIVAC 1.) The project was led by T. R. Thompson, a mathematician, and J. Pinkerton, an electrical engineer. The machine they built, LEO (Lyons Electronic Office), was fully operational at the end of 1953.
In 1954, Leo Computers Limited was founded. The company traded until 1963, when it was merged with the computing division of English Electric. During that time it marketed the LEO III, an extremely advanced commercial machine for its time. See also
ICL.
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Leo Burnett Chosen by Dubai Properties to be its Lead Brand Agency
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 8/7/2006; 700+ words
; Leo Burnett announced today that it has begun an...s Business Bay Project. The move follows Leo Burnett being chosen by Dubai Properties...agency following a competitive agency review. Leo Burnett's work for the rapidly expanding...
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NBC-LEO moves on action agenda, conducts workshop at CCC.(National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly; 3/25/2002; ; 700+ words
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Leo A. Klier of Naperville since 1968.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/7/2005; 700+ words
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Leo Motors Signs a Major Contract with the Philippines Government to Supply $15 Million in Electric Vehicles, Parts and Batteries.
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LEO Pharma to Acquire Peplin for US$287.5m.
Business Wire; 9/2/2009; 700+ words
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Leo Burnett chosen by Dubai Properties to be its lead brand agency.(advertising campaign)
News Wire article from: Middle East; 8/8/2006; 700+ words
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LEO HAPPY TO SHOULDER THE BURDEN
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/30/2001; ; 700+ words
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Leo Burnett's Kuwaiti operations are to become a fully fledged service operation.(Leo Burnett Company Inc.)
News Wire article from: Middle East; 3/27/2007; 700+ words
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Leo Burnett MENA CEO Adds EMEA Role
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 10/5/2005; 700+ words
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Leo Burnett MENA Earns International Recognition.(Leo Burnett Middle East and North Africa)
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Leo, Ted
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
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Leo III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Leo XIII
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Leo XIII Leo XIII (1810-1903), who was pope from 1878 to 1903, is known for his...enjoyed since the Middle Ages. Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci, who became Pope Leo XIII, was born on March 2, 1810, in Carpineto, Italy. He was educated...
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St. Leo I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
St. Leo I St. Leo I (ca. 400-461) was pope from 440 to 461. He strengthened the papal...central city was preeminent. Accession to Papacy Very little is known of Leo prior to his accession to the papacy. The town of Volterra, 51 miles...
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Leo the Mathematician
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Leo the Mathematician also known as Leo the Philospher ( b . Constantinople[?], ca . 790; d . Constantinople[?], after 869) mathematics, astronomy. Leo, who is often confused both by medieval and modern scholars with...
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