18 Remarkable Women and their legacy in tech history

As we gear up to launch our #weareWow campaign from March 4th to 8th, we’re excited to spotlight the incredible achievements of women in the tech industry. Let’s celebrate them while recognizing the power of diversity and unity to drive innovation forward:

Ada Lovelace: Considered the mother of computer programming, she designed a mechanical analytical machine capable of calculating algebraic functions.
Edith Clarke: The first female electrical engineer in the US, she patented a graphical calculator solving electrical transmission problems.
Hedy Lamarr: Renowned Hollywood actress and inventor, she created a wireless system for missiles, inspiring modern Wi-Fi.
Top Secret Rosies: A group of six American mathematicians who programmed ENIAC, the first electronic computer, crucial during WWII.
Joan Clarke: Cryptanalyst who deciphered the Enigma code, contributing to the Allied victory in WWII alongside Alan Turing.
Ángela Ruiz Robles: Spanish inventor of the mechanical encyclopedia, a precursor to e-books.
Rózsa Péter: Hungarian mathematician known for developing recursive functions fundamental in computing.
Grace Murray Hopper: US Navy rear admiral and COBOL programming language pioneer.
Jean E. Sammet: Developed the FORMAC programming language and worked at IBM for 27 years.
Karen Sparck Jones: A pioneer in computational linguistics and information retrieval.
Mary Kenneth Keller: The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science and co-developer of BASIC programming language.
Margaret Hamilton: Led the team at MIT that developed software for the Apollo Space Program.
Evelyn Berezin: Developed the first airline reservation system and is known as the mother of word processors.
Erna Schneider Hoover: Inventor of a telephone switching system still in use today, worked at Bell Labs for 32 years.
Shirley Ann Jackson: The first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT, contributed to the development of fax, touch-tone dialing, and fiber optics.
Frances E. Allen: The first woman to win the Turing Award, specialized in optimizing computer program performance.
Radia Perlman: Known as the mother of the Internet for her creation of the STP protocol.
Carol Shaw: The first female video game designer, known for her work at Atari.

Did their stories leave you inspired?Get ready to be vowed Nxt week — because twe will prove that together, we can achieve anything!#weareWow #WowWomen #Nxters

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