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18 Remarkable Women and their legacy in tech history

  1. Ada Lovelace: Considered the mother of computer programming, she designed a mechanical analytical machine capable of calculating algebraic functions.
  2. Edith Clarke: The first female electrical engineer in the US, she patented a graphical calculator solving electrical transmission problems.
  3. Hedy Lamarr: Renowned Hollywood actress and inventor, she created a wireless system for missiles, inspiring modern Wi-Fi.
  4. Top Secret Rosies: A group of six American mathematicians who programmed ENIAC, the first electronic computer, crucial during WWII.
  5. Joan Clarke: Cryptanalyst who deciphered the Enigma code, contributing to the Allied victory in WWII alongside Alan Turing.
  6. Ángela Ruiz Robles: Spanish inventor of the mechanical encyclopedia, a precursor to e-books.
  7. Rózsa Péter: Hungarian mathematician known for developing recursive functions fundamental in computing.
  8. Grace Murray Hopper: US Navy rear admiral and COBOL programming language pioneer.
  9. Jean E. Sammet: Developed the FORMAC programming language and worked at IBM for 27 years.
  10. Karen Sparck Jones: A pioneer in computational linguistics and information retrieval.
  11. Mary Kenneth Keller: The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science and co-developer of BASIC programming language.
  12. Margaret Hamilton: Led the team at MIT that developed software for the Apollo Space Program.
  13. Evelyn Berezin: Developed the first airline reservation system and is known as the mother of word processors.
  14. Erna Schneider Hoover: Inventor of a telephone switching system still in use today, worked at Bell Labs for 32 years.
  15. Shirley Ann Jackson: The first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT, contributed to the development of fax, touch-tone dialing, and fiber optics.
  16. Frances E. Allen: The first woman to win the Turing Award, specialized in optimizing computer program performance.
  17. Radia Perlman: Known as the mother of the Internet for her creation of the STP protocol.
  18. Carol Shaw: The first female video game designer, known for her work at Atari.

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