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sspiff on June 11, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lynn Conway has died

I never heard of her before today, despite having been interested and educated, and employed in computer science for so long.

What a truly impressive list of achievements, and achieving such great things before, during and after transition gender in the 60s of all things.

I can't imagine what they would have done without being hampered by the social stigma and discrimination they must have faced.

It saddens me that I have only learned of her existence now, at her passing. RIP.

zh3 on June 12, 2024 | [–]

A possible example of the "Conway Effect"? (mentioned in the article).

sspiff on June 12, 2024 | | [–]

No doubt in my mind it is exactly this.

padolsey on June 12, 2024 | [–]

Indeed. It makes me wonder what living figures – in CS and neighbouring fields – are alive and prolific and I'm completely oblivious of.

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