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The Badass Women Who Changed Tech Forever

It’s the 8th of March, a day to celebrate women. Today, we take a look at 5 women who changed tech forever with their legendary contributions.

Ada Lovelace

10 December 1815 - 27 November 1852

Every ‘people in tech’ list must begin with Ada Lovelace, it’s a rule. She’s the first-ever computer programmer. Charles Babbage was the inventor of the Analytical Engine, the predecessor of the modern computer. Ada’s notes on the Analytical Engine were ultimately substantiated by Alan Turing in the 1940s with the invention of the first modern computer.

Grace Hopper

9 December 1906 - 1 January 1992

One of the first programmers to work on Harvard Mark I, she also created the FLOW-MATIC programming language which ultimately led to the development of COBOL. She was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming language. She went on to become a US Navy rear admiral too.

Hedy Lamarr

9 November 1914 - 19 January 2000

Usually remembered as one of the great Hollywood actresses, Hedy Lamarr (along with composer George Antheil) is the inventor of the frequency hopping system. Originally intended for radio-guided torpedos during the war, her invention became the basis for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. This queen made the world as it is today. To top it all off, she had no formal training and was self-taught.

Mary Wilkes

25 September 1937 - Present

Mary Wilkes changed the world forever when she used a computer called LINC at her home in 1965. Well, it wasn’t that she got a random computer at her home. The world’s first personal computer user also designed the software for the computer. She left the computer field in 1972 to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer.

Adele Goldberg

22 July 1945 - Present

Dr. Adele Goldberg is one of the co-developers of the programming language, Smalltalk-80. Adele’s and her team’s work led to a series of events that ultimately became the basis for Graphical User Interfaces (GUI). The Smalltalk system was also the inspiration for Apple’s Macintosh desktop environment.

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