Frances Allen
American computer scientist
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Frances Elizabeth Allen was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Allen was the first woman to become an IBM Fellow, and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award. Her achievements include... Wikipedia
Born: August 4, 1932, Peru, NY
Died: August 4, 2020 (age 88 years), Schenectady, NY
Education: University of Michigan (1957) and University at Albany (1954)
Awards: Turing Award