Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 85

AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.world – 455 points –
Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 85
latimes.com

I have mixed feelings on the pronoun use, but having read some of her autobiographical writing I don't think she would have taken much issue with it. This piece is more focused on her work in computer engineering, so I felt it was appropriate to post here.

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Well, TIL! Darn famous computer scientists sharing last names. This Conway is still an icon.