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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frances_AllenFrances Allen - Wikipedia

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   Frances Elizabeth Allen (August 4, 1932 – August 4, 2020) was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Allen was the first woman to become an IBM Fellow, and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award.

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3. www.nytimes.com › frances-allen-deadFrances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies ...

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   Aug 8, 2020 · Frances Allen, a computer scientist and researcher who helped create the fundamental ideas that allow practically anyone to build fast, efficient and useful software for computers, smartphones...

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Frances-E-AllenFrances E. Allen | Biography, A.M. Turing Award, & Facts

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   May 1, 2024 · Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist who was the first woman to win the A.M. Turing Award (2006), cited for her ‘pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of optimizing compiler techniques that laid the foundation for modern optimizing compilers and automatic parallel execution.’

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5. www.ibm.com › history › frances-allenFrances Allen | IBM

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   Frances Allen | IBM. Frances “Fran” Allen was one of the premier computer scientists of the 20th century. Her creative thinking and persistence had a broad impact on the field, and she received its highest honors. She was the first woman to receive a Turing Award, for her work in high-performance computing, and also the first woman to be ...

6. www.cnn.com › 2020/08/09 › usFrances Allen, pioneering computer scientist, dead at the age ...

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   Aug 9, 2020 · from IBM. CNN —. Frances “Fran” Allen, a computer scientist who became a pioneer in the world of computing for her work on compiler research, died on August 4, her 88th birthday, according ...

7. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › allen_1012327Frances Allen - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   For pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of optimizing compiler techniques that laid the foundation for modern optimizing compilers and automatic parallel execution. press release. Short Annotated. Bibliography. ACM Turing Award. Lecture Video.

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   Who was Frances Allen?

   • Frances Allen, a computer scientist and researcher who helped create the fundamental ideas that allow practically anyone to build fast, efficient and useful software for computers, smartphones and websites, died on Tuesday, her 88th birthday, in Schenectady, N.Y.

   Frances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies at 88

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   When did Fran Allen die?

   • Allen was the first female IBM Fellow and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award. Allen died on her 88th birthday on August 4, 2020 in Schenectady, New York from Alzheimer's disease -related problems. ↑ Abbate, Janet (August 2, 2001). "Oral-History:Frances "Fran" Allen". IEEE Global History Network.

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   Why is Fran Allen important?

   • Her A. M. Turing Award citation reads: Fran Allen's work has had an enormous impact on compiler research and practice. Both alone and in joint work with John Cocke, she introduced many of the abstractions, algorithms, and implementations that laid the groundwork for automatic program optimization technology.

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   Who is Lieutenant-General Frances Allen?

   • Lieutenant-General Frances Allen. Image NATO. LGen Frances Allen has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces, the first woman to ever hold this position. She will be replacing LGen Michael Rouleau, who was appointed to the position on July 15, 2020.

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9. www.theverge.com › 2020/8/9 › 21360722Computer scientist Frances Allen, known for her work on ...

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   Aug 9, 2020 · Frances Allen, whose work on computer compiling helped establish a foundation for much of modern computer programming, has died at 88. Allen was determined to make the tedious compiling process...