# Lynn Conway
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Lynn Ann Conway (born January 2, 1938) is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, and transgender activist.Conway is notable for a number of pioneering achievements. She worked at IBM in the 1960s and is credited with the invention of generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advance used in out-of-order execution, used by most modern computer processors to improve performance. She is also widely-known for the Mead & Conway revolution in very large scale integrated (VLSI) microchip design.
EP43: Queer Coding and Lynn Conway #lgbtqiaplus Pioneers in Technology
What if you could transform adversity into groundbreaking achievements? Join us as we honor the remarkable journey of Lynn Conway, a trans activist and coding genius whose work in microelectronic chip design revolutionized modern computing. Despite being terminated from IBM in 1968 due to her gende…
Season 6 | Always Been Here, Always Will Be
Do you know who Lynn Conway is? Without her work on the microchip - you wouldn’t be listening to this podcast. Did you know that there are genderqueer ballroom voguing scenes in both India and Wales? How much do you know about the eccentric Reed Erikson, who funded research into dolphin telepathy a…
Lynn Conway: A Life in Stealth, A Legacy in Silicon
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In this episode, we honor Pride Month by sharing the extraordinary story of Lynn Conway.
In the 1960s, while working at IBM, Lynn had a flash of insight that solved a critical problem: how to enable a supercomputer to execute multiple instructions simultaneously, even when dependen…
SMNTY Classics: The Life of Lynn Conway
In this classic episode, Bridget joins us once again to discuss the overlooked contributions Lynn Conway made to the tech world, and how transphobia almost erased them.
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We’ve got all the AI updates covered in this episode, from Apple Intelligence and elephant intelligence to user backlash and self-driving car crashes. And we end with a shout-out for legendary computing pioneer Lynn Conway, who passed away earlier this month.
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AwesomeCast 782: Apple WWDC AI, He-Man Movie Reactions & Nintendo Classics Return
Sorg and Dave Podnar break down a packed tech week on AwesomeCast 782, including Apple’s WWDC announcements, new Apple Intelligence features, child safety updates, and how Siri may finally become more useful across devices. The show also dives into He-Man movie nostalgia, Nintendo Direct news, vide…
Apple WWDC AI, He-Man Movie Reactions & Nintendo Classics Return | AwesomeCast 782
Sorg and Dave Podnar break down a packed tech week on AwesomeCast 782, including Apple’s WWDC announcements, new Apple Intelligence features, child safety updates, and how Siri may finally become more useful across devices. The show also dives into He-Man movie nostalgia, Nintendo Direct news, vide…
The Fight for Visibility: Understanding Pride Beyond the Parade
Pride Month is here 🏳️🌈, and a lot of people don't actually understand what it is. I'm not saying that to be condescending... I'm saying it because even allies get it wrong.
In this week’s episode I'm breaking down what Pride actually means, where it came from (spoiler: it started as a riot, not …
Lynn Conway: The Computer Chip Designer
The Silicon Valley boom in the early 2000s was only possible when computers could execute orders more efficiently and computer chip design became more accessible. Special guest, Maria Sisneroz tells the story of Lynn Conway, a pioneer in computer engineering and trans-activism.
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Jane Palmer: How to be a self-guiding DBA
Jane Palmer managed to find her way into tech despite a lot of misdirection from poor careers advice. She also discusses the importance of strong female role models, and why one benefit of aging is that you get to bring your mum energy to work. Also meet our pioneering IT Grrrl of the day: Lynn Con…
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