Award-winning professor writes forgotten women into tech-history
E-Mail IMAGE: In 2015, Pernille Bjørn became the first woman to be appointed to a professorship at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science. view more Credit: Photo: Emilie Thejll-Madsen DISSEMINATION AWARD: Women sent the first computer into space and programmed some of the 1970's most iconic computer games. Nevertheless, women are invisible in both the history and culture of computer science. Professor Pernille Bjørn wants to change all that, and in doing so, promote increased diversity in the tech world. On March 8, Professor Bjørn will receive the SCIEN...
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