Xia Peisu was a Chinese computer scientist who led the team that built Chinas first general-purpose electronic digital computer, completed in 1958, after studying computer engineering in the Soviet Union and earlier electrical engineering at the University of Edinburgh. She went on to help establish computer science research and education programs in China and is often referred to there as the mother of Chinese computing for her role in founding the countrys computing discipline.
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What was Model 107 and what was Xia Peisu's role in building it?
Model 107 was China's first domestically designed general-purpose electronic computer; Xia led its development to completion in 1960.
Model 107 was the first general-purpose electronic computer in China to be designed domestically. Xia Peisu was one of three scientists recruited to lead the project at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After the other two, Min Naida and Wang Chuanying, both left the project, she led its development, and the machine became operational in 1960.
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Xia Peisu or Pei-su Hsia (Chinese: 夏培肃; 28 July 1923 - 27 August 2014) was a Chinese computer scientist and educator known for her pioneering research in computer science and technology.
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