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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]
L. Jean Camp (graduated 1988), computer security expert, professor; Lu Chen (born 1972), Chinese-born American neuroscientist; Anne Churchland, American neuroscientist; Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer; Deborah Estrin (born 1959), American computer scientist, educator
Radia Joy Perlman (/ ˈ r eɪ d i ə /; [1] born December 18, 1951) is an American computer programmer and network engineer. She is a major figure in assembling the networks and technology to enable what we now know as the internet.
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 .
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]
Anita Borg (1949–2003) – American computer scientist, founder of Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology; Bert Bos – Cascading Style Sheets; Mikhail Botvinnik – World Chess Champion, computer scientist and electrical engineer, pioneered early expert system AI and computer chess; Jonathan Bowen – Z notation, formal methods
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.
Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon (pronounced: / ɪ m ˈ æ f ɪ d ə n /, i-MA-fi-dən; born 27 July 1990) [3] is a British-Nigerian social entrepreneur and computer scientist. . She founded and became CEO of Stemettes in 2013, a social enterprise promoting women in STEM caree