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The 15 Most Important Women in Tech History
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#13No Liskov?
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#15Should be a calendar.
And why not?? These people deserve to be celebrated; the print form of a calendar is perfect for display throughout the year, in a classroom, for instance.
I'd hope the list could be expanded to cover more than 15 women. How about Jeri Ellsworth (mentioned just under an hour ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2280297). And Wendy Carlos, with her pioneering work on synthesizers and electronic music.
Calendars aren't ALL about himbos and bimbos...
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#16There are some giant omissions. Barbara Liskov comes to mind.
I would also argue with the definition of "tech". Hedy Lamarr certainly was doing tech when she invented spread spectrum communications. Not to mention that if you wander slightly farther afield, you'll find the first person to win two Nobel awards, Marie Curie.
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#17Should be a calendar.
To the disapproving downvoter: And why not?? These people deserve to be celebrated; the print form of a calendar is perfect for display throughout the year, in a classroom, for instance. I'd hope the list could be expanded to cover more than 15 women. How about Jeri Ellsworth (mentioned just under an hour ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2280297 ). And Wendy Carlos, with her pioneering work on synthesizers an…