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56. That's "Hedley"...

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Women in science they mysteriously don't teach you about [View all] Recursion May 2014 OP

No computer scientist worth his salt is unaware of Hedy Lamarr Xipe Totec May 2014 #1

I've known undergrads who hadn't heard of her Recursion May 2014 #2

I didn't say all computer scientists; only those that are worth their salt. Xipe Totec May 2014 #3

Well, hell, that's a vanishing population. I've known "computer scientists" who don't know Knuth Recursion May 2014 #4

+1. nt bemildred May 2014 #6

Ah, yes, Knuth Rockne. malthaussen May 2014 #17

Yeah, Knuth is rather dry, but he is thorough. bemildred May 2014 #19

Bwah Recursion May 2014 #22

Grace Hopper also coined the word "software". Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #53

and brought the word bug into the whistler162 May 2014 #62

"And win it in nlogn time." n/t winter is coming May 2014 #57

That's "Hedley"... Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #56

ROFL! I knew somebody'd throw that in! calimary May 2014 #70

Or Admiral Hopper. whistler162 May 2014 #60

The ENTIRE time I was in school, Le Taz Hot May 2014 #5

+1. It is pathetic how parochial our education system is these days. bemildred May 2014 #8

And the people who make the tests determine what is taught! kmlisle May 2014 #12

Yeah, that's the part they like. nt bemildred May 2014 #20

Not sure of other schools whistler162 May 2014 #63

This thread is more about the ones they don't teach about. bemildred May 2014 #69

Yeah, that was the horsehit they tried to teach me, too Warpy May 2014 #13

aha she was an engineer. mopinko May 2014 #26

A few quibbles: Donald Ian Rankin May 2014 #7

You are correct about Emmy Noether: bemildred May 2014 #10

Noether and many other women are conspicuous for their absence Recursion May 2014 #21

Lise Meitner lululu May 2014 #77

Emmy Noether-influential mathematician and Physicists qx1789 Mar 2015 #81

Cosmos has been doing a nice job of highlighting some of the overlooked women in science. NutmegYankee May 2014 #9

I'll add some... jimlup May 2014 #11

I totally should have included Noether Recursion May 2014 #23

Radia Perlman is one of my heros Paulie May 2014 #66

I have a science curriculum I developed on History of Science that includes women kmlisle May 2014 #14

I was going to mention Barbara McClintock. yardwork May 2014 #31

Hypatia and the Alexandria Library - martyrs to fear, ignorance and bigotry sarge43 May 2014 #15

ix-nay on that one MisterP May 2014 #50

Thanks very much for this thread theHandpuppet May 2014 #16

Don't be dismayed. Today, the males aren't taught about, either. Too many "facts" to be "memorized." WinkyDink May 2014 #18

My mom was a programmer with Honeywell bhikkhu May 2014 #24

I still have nightmares about punch cards<shudder>. whistler162 May 2014 #61

because of a shaky cardreader a six inch high stack of them slid to the floor Skittles May 2014 #74

Many women (historical and legendry) have had ships named for them sarge43 May 2014 #25

sorry, thanks, I should have been more specific: female Navy personnel Recursion May 2014 #30

They were and pioneers sarge43 May 2014 #36

True, though that came and went: Whitman was a nurse. (not) Recursion May 2014 #37

My Mom was a Navy Nurse - she was recruited out of nursing school in 1942 csziggy May 2014 #41

Another pioneer. sarge43 May 2014 #42

Thank you csziggy May 2014 #45

posters in this thread should consider becoming wiki editors. mopinko May 2014 #27

When I was a kid mom went to the library with me and told me I would learn to read about toby jo May 2014 #28

wow! heaven05 May 2014 #29

Beauty fades smallcat88 May 2014 #32

And thanks to Seth MacFarlane for producing the series. nt valerief May 2014 #33

Congrats on finding an excuse to mention his name in this thread. redqueen May 2014 #43

I thought that Oscar's skit was really funny. He was mocking Hollywood's valerief May 2014 #44

Beat me to it, but Brainstormy May 2014 #34

Wow, never knew that about Hedy Lamarr. Thank you for this thread.. mountain grammy May 2014 #35

I love these types of posts... maced666 May 2014 #38

Welcome to DU, maced666! calimary May 2014 #72

Rosalind Franklin (DNA) Gemini Cat May 2014 #39

Another great example Recursion May 2014 #40

Yes, this. Times a million. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #49

Beat me to it quakerboy May 2014 #73

'they' don't teach you about them? ProdigalJunkMail May 2014 #46

Totally strange, bro Recursion May 2014 #47

obviously not you... ProdigalJunkMail May 2014 #48

K&R Blue Owl May 2014 #51

I would have thought that these days, she is more well known for her scientific contributions cemaphonic May 2014 #52

K&R Jamastiene May 2014 #54

Not really a mystery why they don't teach you about them, hughee99 May 2014 #55

K&R!!!!!!!!!!! burrowowl May 2014 #58

The bends (also known as decompression sickness)... Blanks May 2014 #59

Rachel Carson arikara May 2014 #64

My hero....Rachel Carson. Curmudgeoness May 2014 #65

I did not know about Hedy Lamarr. murielm99 May 2014 #67

A few others... Crash2Parties May 2014 #68

Welcome to DU, Crash2Parties! calimary May 2014 #71

Wow. I did not know that. SunSeeker May 2014 #75

Some from old Europe: OldEurope May 2014 #76

Lamarr's invention wasn't used in WW II. Frank Cannon May 2014 #78

This is great! Chemisse May 2014 #79

UNREC brooklynite May 2014 #80