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"You’ve likely never heard of 82-year-old computer scientist Lynn
Conway, but her discoveries power your smartphones and computers. Her
research led to successful startups in Silicon Valley, supported
national defense, and powered the internet.
Long before becoming a highly respected professor at the University of
Michigan, Conway was a young researcher with IBM IBM -0.6%. It was
there, on August 29, 1968, that IBM’s CEO fired her for reasons that are
illegal today. Nearly 52 years later, in an act that defines its
present-day culture, IBM apologized and sought forgiveness."
Via Dave Farber.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
