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What was the ATM (cashpoint) and who invented it?

AA theoretical type of early computer, invented by Alan Turing
BA cash-dispensing machine, invented by James Goodfellow
CA radar tracking device, invented by Sir Robert Watson-Watt
DAn automatic type of railway signal, invented by Isambard Brunel

Explanation

The ATM (Automatic Teller Machine or cashpoint) was invented by James Goodfellow in the 1960s. The first cashpoint was installed by Barclays Bank in Enfield, north London in 1967.

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