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Lynn Conway

1938 - 2024

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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. Following her transition, Conway adopted a new name and identity and restarted her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lynn Conway is the 116th most popular computer scientist (up from 118th in 2019), the 6,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,359th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Lynn Conway ranks 116 out of 245. Before her are Robert W. Floyd, John Hopcroft, Jacques Vallée, Jan Koum, Robert Fano, and Kenneth E. Iverson. After her are Danny Hillis, Rasmus Lerdorf, Adele Goldberg, Eugene Kaspersky, Eugene Garfield, and Liviu Librescu.

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Among people born in 1938, Lynn Conway ranks 354. Before her are Rafael Osuna, Bruno Bozzetto, Norbert Ratsirahonana, Frans van der Lugt, Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi, and Nani Bregvadze. After her are Aydin Ibrahimov, Stien Kaiser, Stephen Breyer, Kazım Ayvaz, Gyula Török, and Jaki Liebezeit. Among people deceased in 2024, Lynn Conway ranks 312. Before her are Francisco Rodríguez, Charles Shyer, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Michel Jazy, Kishin Shinoyama, and Guram Kostava. After her are Allen J. Bard, Anatoliy Konkov, Béla Károlyi, James C. Scott, Choe Thae-bok, and Jean Petit.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynn Conway ranks 6,420 out of 20,380. Before her are Tony Joe White (1943), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), Everlast (1969), Maria Tallchief (1925), and James Blish (1921). After her are Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Don McNeill (1918), Al Ernest Garcia (1887), Richard Powers (1957), and Chief Joseph (1840).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Lynn Conway ranks 67. Before her are Ed Roberts (1941), Charles P. Thacker (1943), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Alan Cooper (1952), Robert W. Floyd (1936), and John Hopcroft (1939). After her are Danny Hillis (1956), Adele Goldberg (1945), Eugene Garfield (1925), Gil Amelio (1943), David A. Huffman (1925), and Peter Norton (1943).

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