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| Women of the IT World |
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Outstanding Women who worked in computing in the past:
Ada Lovelace-
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1842), daughter of the English poet Lord Byron
was the first female computer programmer. She was the assistant and patron of Charles
Babbage; she wrote programs for his "Analytical Engine."
Grace Murray
Hopper-A Navy Rear Admiral who invented the first "computer compiler" and COBOL-the
business oriented computer language. |
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Outstanding Women who are working in computers now:
Anita
Borg-Consulting Engineer in Corporate
Technology Strategy and Services at Digital
Equipment Corporation.
Anita
Jones-Director Defence Research and Engineering
- Department of Defence.
Teri
Perl-Co-founder of The Learning Company
an educational software firm. |
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