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By the 1990s, computing was dominated by men. The proportion of female computer science graduates peaked in 1984 around 37 per cent, and then steadily declined. [162] Although the end of the 20th century saw an increase in women scientists and engineers, this did not hold true for computing, which stagnated. [163]
Grace Brewster Hopper (née Murray; December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. [1] She was a pioneer of computer programming.
Sue Black (born 1962), British computer scientist; Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 1943), astrophysicist who discovered radio pulsars; A. Catrina Coleman (born 1956), Scottish electrical engineer, educator; Mandy Chessell (born c.1965), British computer scientist with IBM
Sophie Wilson is a British computer scientist. She is known for designing the Acorn Micro-Computer, as well as the instruction set of the ARM processor. [74] The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is founded. [75] Christiane Floyd becomes the first woman to work as a computer science professor in Germany. [76] [77]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Computer scientists. It includes computer scientists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. The main article for this category is women in computing .
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
List of computer science awards; List of computer scientists; List of Internet pioneers; List of people considered father or mother of a field § Computing; The Man Who Invented the Computer (2010 book) List of Russian IT developers; List of Women in Technology International Hall of Fame inductees; Timeline of computing; Turing Award; Women in ...
Lynn Ann Conway (January 2, 1938 – June 9, 2024) was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender activist.. Conway worked at IBM in the 1960s and invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advancement used in out-of-order execution, used by most modern computer processors to improve performance.