Lynn Conway
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American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1938-01-02 ) January 2, 1938, Mount Vernon, New York , U.S.
- Died
- June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) (aged 86), Jackson, Michigan , U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (attended) Columbia University ( BS , MS )
- Known for
- Mead–Conway VLSI chip design revolution Transgender rights activism
- Spouses
- "Sue" (pseudonym) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) Charles Rogers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Fields
- Computer science Electrical engineering
- Institutions
- IBM Advanced Computing Systems (1964–1968) Memorex Xerox PARC (1973–1983) DARPA (1983–1985) University of Michigan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ann
- Family name
- Conway
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Occupation
- electrical engineer
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Employer
- PARC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- computer science
- Official website
- www.lynnconway.com
- Image
- Lynn Conway July 2006.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1938-01-02
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- name in native language
- Lynn Conway
- social media followers
- 5315
- date of death
- 2024-06-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart disease
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
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Encyclopedic overview
Lynn Ann Conway (January 2, 1938 – June 9, 2024) was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender rights activist.
In the 1960s, while working at IBM, Conway invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advancement used in out-of-order execution, used by most modern computer processors to improve performance. IBM fired Conway in 1968 after she revealed her intention to undergo a gender transition, which the company apologized for in 2020.
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