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    How much do you know about Illustrious Women of Science?

    Which British mathematician is known for her work developing the first programmable electronic computer, the Colossus?

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    Joan ClarkeCorrect
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    Betty Snyder Holberton
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    Joan Clarke (1917-1996) was a cryptanalyst who worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, collaborating with Alan Turing.