March is Women’s History Month so we decided to look back at the contribution of 10 women to tech history.
We’re also sharing stories of women developers from the CodinGame platform directly on the CodinGame Blog. You can check them out here.
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace, mathematician and writer, wrote what many consider as the first computer program in the late 19th century.
Grace Hopper
Grace Hopper devised the theory of machine-independent programming languages and invented one of the first linkers.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson worked as a research mathematician Katherine’s work at NACA (later NASA) was vital to the success of the early American space program.
Radia Perlman
Radia Perlman is a computer scientist and network engineer, most famous for her invention of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), which is fundamental to the operation of modern computer networks.
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first woman to receive a PhD in Computer Science.
Adele Goldberg
Adele Goldberg developed the programming language Smalltalk-80, which inspired the very first Apple computer.
Karen Sparck Jones
Karen Sparck Jones was a computer scientist developed the concept of inverse document frequency (IDF). This technology underlies most modern search engines.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr designed a system to defeat the threat of signal jamming during the war. The invention was later used in the development of Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi technology
Annie Easley
Annie Easley was a computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket science. She helped develop the Centaur rocket and was involved in the early development of the space shuttle program.
Elizabeth Feinler
Elizabeth Feinler worked at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) as the manager of the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet. She oversaw the development of many key internet technologies and protocols.
