Lynn Conway
American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024)
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Sex or gender
- trans woman[27]
- Date of birth
- January 2, 1938
- Date of death
- June 9, 2024
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Country of citizenship
- United States[9]
- Occupation
- computer scientist, inventor, electrical engineer, university teacher
- Field of work
- computer science[10]
- Educated at
- Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14][15]
- Award received
- Computer Pioneer Award, John Price Wetherill Medal, Harold Pender Award, Computer History Museum Fellow, Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award, NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Inventors Hall of Fame, IEEE Maxwell Award, honorary doctor of Syracuse University[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
- Official website
- www.lynnconway.com[33]
- Cause of death
- heart disease[29]
- Work location
- United States[34]
- Archives at
- Computer History Museum[28]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[35]
- Member of
- National Academy of Engineering[26]
- Name in native language
- Lynn Conway[37]
- Number of children
- +2[38]
- Social media followers
- +5315[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lynn A. Conway
en Lynn Conway
en Lynn Ann Conway
ar لين كونواي
cs Lynn Conwayová
cs Lynn Conway
de Lynn Ann Conway
fa لین کانوی
fi Lynn Ann Conway
he לין קונווי
it Lynn A. Conway
it Lynn Ann Conway
ja リン・コンウェイ
ko 린 콘웨이
pt Lynn Ann Conway
ro Lynn Ann Conway
ru Линн Конвей
zh 琳·康維
🔖 Identifiers · 30
- ISNI
- 000000011736700X
- VIAF cluster ID
- 1279598
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n79003042
- GND ID
- 1080159657
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lynn Conway July 2006.jpg ↗
- ACM Digital Library author ID
- 81100102248
- BIBSYS ID
- 90215215
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11250425
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140282266568083072
- DBLP author ID
- 45/841
- Facebook username
- lynn.conway
- Freebase ID
- /m/037_cc
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- IMDb ID
- nm2326434
- IdRef ID
- 114010870
- J9U entity ID
- 987007317914305171
- KBR person ID
- 13986685
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA00657821
- NDL Authority ID
- 00436517
- NUKAT ID
- n2004257375
- National Academy of Engineering member ID
- 27692
- National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
- lynn-conway
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 068618891
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A005555769
- SBN author ID
- RMSV006394
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 605777
- SNAC ARK ID
- w69b3201
- WikiTree person ID
- Savage-12452
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJcKGdDBb7dJqRGcVPvbVC
- X (Twitter) username
- lynnconway
- Yale LUX ID
- person/006e461f-78ee-485e-833a-b5e842e6b278
🔗 Connections
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Employer 3
Occupation 3
Field of work 2
Archives at 1
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Lynn Conway was born on January 2, 1938[1], in Mount Vernon[2]. She died on June 9, 2024[3], in Jackson[4]. She worked as a computer scientist[5], inventor[6], electrical engineer[7], and university teacher[8].
FAQs
Where was Lynn Conway born?
Lynn Conway was born in Mount Vernon[2].
Where did Lynn Conway die?
Lynn Conway passed away in Jackson[4].
What did Lynn Conway do for work?
Lynn Conway worked as a computer scientist[5], inventor[6], electrical engineer[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Lynn Conway go to school?
Lynn Conway was educated at Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[14] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].
What awards did Lynn Conway receive?
Honors received include Computer Pioneer Award[16], John Price Wetherill Medal[17], Harold Pender Award[18], and Computer History Museum Fellow[19].