Dr. Winifred (Tim) Alice Asprey
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(b.) -1917 April 08(d.)2007 October 19
Bio/Description
Mathematician and computer scientist. She was one of only around 200 women to earn PhDs in mathematics from American universities during the 1940s, a period of women's underrepresentation in mathematics at this level.[1] She was involved in developing the close contact between Vassar College and IBM that led to the establishment of the first computer science lab at Vassar.
While a student at Vassar College, Asprey met Grace Hopper who later introduced her to computing while working on the UNIVAC project in Philadelphia.
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Date of Birth:
1917 April 08 -
Date of Death:
2007 October 19 -
Gender:
Female -
Noted For:
Early female computer pioneer; Established computer lab at Vaser -
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