Comments on: F***in’ Ada! http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2009/01/13/fin-ada/ “ferocity with a purpose” Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jennie http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2009/01/13/fin-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-210047 Jennie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:06:50 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/?p=2224#comment-210047 I think that underlines the need for the pledge, really ;) * is listening to Woman's Hour for inspiration and finding it wanting today * There was a woman mentioned in the Metro "scientists who conquered the World (nearly)" thing the other day. I think I know who I'm going to do, though. I have a favourite female scientist whose credit got stolen by men - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin" rel="nofollow">Rosalind Franklin</a>. * sotto voce muttering about Crick and Watson * I think that underlines the need for the pledge, really ;)

* is listening to Woman’s Hour for inspiration and finding it wanting today *

There was a woman mentioned in the Metro “scientists who conquered the World (nearly)” thing the other day.

I think I know who I’m going to do, though. I have a favourite female scientist whose credit got stolen by men – Rosalind Franklin.

* sotto voce muttering about Crick and Watson *

]]> By: Matthew Huntbach http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/2009/01/13/fin-ada/comment-page-1/#comment-210045 Matthew Huntbach Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:25:05 +0000 http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/?p=2224#comment-210045 If you want a direct heir to Ada Lovelace, try Barbara Liskov: http://www.pmg.csail.mit.edu/~liskov/ Her contributions to the development of computer programming are immense. In my day job I teach computer programming at university, and I use Barbara Liskov's textbook for my MSc module. It's one of three textbooks I am so happy with that I've felt able to use it directly rather than have to write my own notes. The other two computer programming textbooks I've been really happy with were also written by women. If you want a direct heir to Ada Lovelace, try Barbara Liskov:

http://www.pmg.csail.mit.edu/~liskov/

Her contributions to the development of computer programming are immense.

In my day job I teach computer programming at university, and I use Barbara Liskov’s textbook for my MSc module. It’s one of three textbooks I am so happy with that I’ve felt able to use it directly rather than have to write my own notes.

The other two computer programming textbooks I’ve been really happy with were also written by women.

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