#WR: A torch of wisdom -Frances Allen- die at 88 age. The biography of IBM Research #FrancesAllen is sample of the tenacity and brilliant brains of women who work in the scientific arena. Ms. Allen deserves our respect for her contribution to make computers run faster.@IBM @WSJ
#WR: From @WSJ: Frances Allen wanted to be a high school math teacher. She joined the research team at IBM in 1957 for an year to earn enough to pay off her student loans. Instead, Ms. Allen remained at IBM for 45 years. In 2007 became the 1st woman to win the @ACM Turing Award.
SOURCES: IBM, The Wall Street Journal, my own tech think tank
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