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Biography of Lynn Conway
2. Jan 1938 – 9. Jun 2024(86 years)Died in:Jackson, Jackson County
American computer scientist and electrical engineer
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Computer Pioneer AwardJohn Price Wetherill MedalHarold Pender AwardComputer History Museum FellowSociety of Women Engineers Achievement AwardNCWIT Pioneer in Tech AwardFellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceNational Inventors Hall of FameIEEE Maxwell Awardhonorary doctor of Syracuse University
Lynn Conway (* 2. January 1938 in Mount Vernon; † 9. June 2024 in Jackson) was an american computer scientist and electrical engineer. Lynn Conway was 86 years old. Lynn Conway had 2 children. Lynn Conway's education included Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lynn Conway received 10 awards, including Computer Pioneer Award, John Price Wetherill Medal. Lynn Conway's cause of death was heart disease.
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Born in Mount Vernon, Westchester County
1955
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
until 1958
1973
PARC
until 1982
1984
Harold Pender Award
1985
John Price Wetherill Medal
1990
Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award
2009
Computer Pioneer Award
2014
Computer History Museum Fellow
2015
IEEE Maxwell Award
2016
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award
2023
National Inventors Hall of Fame
2024
honorary doctor of Syracuse University
2024