Pioneering Israeli Women in Electronic Computing (1953—1970)

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

This book offers a journey into the history of pioneering Israeli women in electronic computing and explores the impact these women had on the annals of Israeli computing history.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-03-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 6 mm
Vikt:160 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
Antal sidor:83
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031758379

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Raya Leviathan has extensive experience as a computer professional in software, computer architecture, and software project management. She attained her first doctoral degree in Computer Science at the WIS and participated in the SAFEAIR European project with Amir Pnueli as a research advisor. She completed her second History of Technology Ph.D., in Tel Aviv University under the supervision of Leo Corry, about the first computer in Israel, and they co-wrote two books on the history of computing in Israel: WEIZAC: An Israeli Pioneering Adventure in Electronic Computing (1945-1963) Springer, 2019, and Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, (1955–1963) Springer Nature. Currently, a research associate in Tel Aviv University. Leo Corry is the Bert and Barbara Cohn (Emeritus) Professor of History and Philosophy of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, where he also was Dean of Humanities (2015-2020). Since October 2024, he is serving as President of the Open University of Israel.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Women in science and technology in the early years.- The women of WEIZAC.- Women in the IT industry.- Women in Applied Mathematics.- Women in Computer Science.- Summary: Collective Biography?.- Bibliography.