Mabel Addis
American writer
Died when: 92 years 84 days (1106 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Mabel Addis Mergardt (21 May 1912 – 13 August 2004) was an American writer, teacher and the first female video game designer.She designed The Sumerian Game, programmed by William McKay, for the IBM 7090 in 1964.
It inspired similarly-styled kingdom management games such as Hamurabi from the early 1970s.
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