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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.
Women's WIRE, launched by Nancy Rhine and Ellen Pack in October 1993, was the first Internet company to specifically target this demographic. [ 174 ] [ 176 ] A conference for women in computer-related jobs, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing , was first launched in 1994 by Anita Borg.
Sally Floyd (1950–2019) was an American engineer recognized for her extensive contributions to Internet architecture and her work in identifying practical ways to control and stabilize Internet congestion. [208] She invented the random early detection active queue management scheme, which has been implemented in nearly all commercially ...
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 ...
Lina Trivedi (born June 11, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, author, educator and civil servant. Her most noted writing credit is for authoring the first 136 poems of Beanie Babies . [ 1 ] She is also credited for directing the world's first business to consumer Web site, which she did for Ty Inc. , manufacturer of Beanie Babies . [ 1 ]
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.
Ginni Rometty becomes the first woman to serve as president and CEO of IBM. [14] Eva Tardos earns the Gödel Prize. [99] Regina Honu founds Soronko Solutions, a software development company in 2012. [151] Carol Reiley is the first woman engineer to be featured on the cover of MAKE magazine. [152] [153]
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.