Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer who is best known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Ada was born Augusta Ada Byron in 1815 and died in 1852. She was the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke. Ada’s contributions to the […]
Mary Allen Wilkes is a notable figure in the field of computer science, known for her pioneering work in the development of early computer operating systems. Mary was born in 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, and went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Logic from Wellesley College in 1959. Later, she shifted her […]
Evelyn Boyd Granville is a prominent figure in mathematics and was one of the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. Evelyne was born in 1929, in Washington DC, USA. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale University in 1949, making her, along with Euphemia Lofton Haynes, one of the first two […]
Barbara Liskov is a highly influential computer scientist who has made substantial contributions to the field. Born in 1939, in Los Angeles, Liskov is best known for her work in programming languages, programming methodology and distributed systems. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP): Barbara Liskov introduced the Liskov Substitution Principle in a […]
