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Lynn Ann Conway (January 2, 1938 – June 9, 2024) was an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and transgender activist . Conway worked at IBM in the 1960s and invented generalized dynamic instruction handling, a key advance used in out-of-order execution, used by most modern computer processors to improve performance.
Lynn Conway is a transgender pioneer whose longtime passion has been sports, particularly adventure sports. She's overcome two similar life obstacles (transitioning and a fear of heights) en route to her current state: a 75-year-old Michigan resident—reflective and respected, passionate and accomplished, innovative and intelligent.
Jun 14, 2024 · Lynn Ann Conway, trailblazing computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, and transgender rights advocate, passed away on June 9, 2024, at the age of 86. Her contributions to technology and personal courage in living her truth have left indelible marks on the world.
Jun 15, 2024 · Lynn Conway, a pioneering computer scientist who was fired by IBM in the 1960s after telling managers that she was transgender, despite her significant technological innovations — and who ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Lynn Conway, a pioneer in the design of microchips that are at the heart of consumer electronics who overcame discrimination as a transgender person, has died at age 86.
Jun 11, 2024 · Conway, professor emerita of electrical engineering and computer science, has died. By: Nicole Casal Moore. Lynn Conway, who quietly revolutionized microchip design and boldly blazed a trail for transgender individuals, died on June 9. She was 86 years old.
Jun 21, 2024 · Lynn Conway, a trans woman and advocate for LGBTQ rights, was underappreciated and often underrecognized for her work in chip design
Jun 12, 2024 · Born in a time when gender variance was violently suppressed, Lynn Conway helped invent the modern world – and ultimately found lasting happiness.
Jun 14, 2024 · Lynn Conway, microchip pioneer and trans rights advocate, dies at 86. After confiding to supervisors that she was transgender, she was fired from IBM. She later helped popularize a radically ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Lynn Conway, who died Sunday at 86, was a leader in the development of personal computers and microprocessor technology, and a symbol for generations of transgender individuals.
