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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.
Marian Rogers Croak is an American engineer known for her voice over IP (VoIP) related inventions. [1] Croak worked for three decades at Bell Labs and AT&T where she filed over 200 patents [2] and works at Google since 2014 where she is Vice President of Engineering, [3] [4] In 2022, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work with VoIP.
This category contains biographical articles about women who made significant pioneering accomplishments involving the internet, either as accomplished computer scientists, or by contributing in some other substantial and lasting way to the internet. This is not limited to the early days of internet history, and may cover pioneering ...
The invention of the internet is considered to be Jan. 1, 1983, but the vision started decades before. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Lynn Ann Conway (January 2, 1938 – June 9, 2024) was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender activist.. In the 1960s, while working at IBM, Conway invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advancement used in out-of-order execution, used by most modern computer processors to improve performance.
LinuxChix, an international organization for women who use Linux and women and men who want to support women in computing, was founded by Deb Richardson. [ 118 ] Marissa Mayer , was the first female engineer hired at Google, and was later named vice president of Search Product and User Experience.
1999: America Online has over 18 million subscribers and is now the biggest internet provider in the country, with higher-than-expected earnings. It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December.
Gazing out the window of a rocket at Earth’s glistening blue perimeter, Emily Calandrelli’s mind was likely far from away from the trolls that inhabit the internet on this planet.