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Lynn Conway

Also Known As Lynn A. Conway · Lynn Ann Conway
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Lynn Ann Conway was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer and transgender rights activist. While at IBM in the 1960s she invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advancement behind out-of-order execution used by most modern processors; IBM fired her in 1968 after she revealed her intention to transition, and apologized in 2020. After restarting her career at Xerox PARC from 1973 to 1983, she and Carver Mead co-led the Mead-Conway VLSI chip design revolution that reshaped microchip design in the 1980s, and she later joined the University of Michigan as a professor of electrical engineering and computer science. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1938 1
Birth Date
1938-01-02 1
Death Year
2024 1
Death Date
2024-06-09 1
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1. Wikipedia: Lynn Conway
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    Lynn Ann Conway was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer and transgender rights activist. While at IBM in the 1960s she invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advancement behind out-of-order execution used by most modern processors; IBM fired her in 1968 after she revealed her intention to transition, and apologized in 2020. After restarting her career at Xerox PARC from 1973 to 1983, she and Carver Mead co-led the Mead-Conway VLSI chip design revolution that reshaped microchip design in the 1980s, and she later joined the University of Michigan as a professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
  • Infobox, Born
    January 2, 1938
  • Infobox, Died
    June 9, 2024
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Lynn Conway (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Lynn A. Conway
    Lynn A. Conway
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of Syracuse University
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of Syracuse University.
  • Wikidata P166: Harold Pender Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Harold Pender Award.
  • Wikidata P166: National Inventors Hall of Fame
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Inventors Hall of Fame.
  • Wikidata P166: John Price Wetherill Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): John Price Wetherill Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Maxwell Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Maxwell Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Wikidata P166: Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award.
  • Wikidata P166: NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award.
  • Wikidata alias: Lynn Ann Conway
    Lynn Ann Conway
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