The Start of Computer Dating
In 1965 a pioneering computer dating scheme, Operation Match, launched in the USA.
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
June 26, 20148m 54s
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Show Notes
In 1965, a pioneering computer dating scheme, Operation Match, was launched in the USA.
Student Edward Reingold, one of thousands of young Americans who signed up, went on to find the love of his life.
Photo: Edward Reingold and Ruth Nothmann, who met via Operation Match, in their early days of courtship.