Lynn Conway, an American computer scientist and electrical engineer, was known for her contributions to the Mead-Conway VLSI chip design revolution. She invented dynamic instruction handling and worked at IBM in the 1960s. She later joined Xerox PARC and DARPA, where she helped develop new technologies. Conway faced challenges as a transgender woman, which led to her activism in transgender rights. She advocated for equal opportunities in the high-tech industry and contributed to the inclusion of transgender issues in professional codes of ethics. Conway’s work has had a lasting impact on the field of chip design and transgender rights activism.
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