Mary Allen Wilkes Oral History, part 2 of 2 

Interviewed by David C. Brock on 2022-07-06 in Cambridge, MA
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In the second part of her oral history, Mary Allen Wilkes continues her discussion of the LINC computer development, and in particular the system software that she created. She recounts the evolution of the work of the group around Wesley Clark at Washington University St. Louis, particularly the Macromodule project supported by ARPA. She recounts her efforts in the patenting and copyrighting of software, and a visit to China by US computer professionals in 1972. Wilkes describes starting at Harvard Law School in 1972, and then her forty year legal career in civil, criminal, and corporate law. The interview concludes with a discussion of Wilkes’ interest in opera, travel, and history.
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Acquisition Number: X9522.2021