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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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   • Died: August 4, 2020 (aged 88), Schenectady, New York, U.S.

   • Born: Frances Elizabeth Allen, August 4, 1932, Peru, New York, U.S.

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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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   Frances E. Allen (born August 4, 1932, Peru, New York, U.S.—died August 4, 2020) American computer scientist who was the first woman to win the A.M. Turing Award (2006), the highest honour in computer science, cited for her “pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of optimizing compiler techniques that laid the foundation for ...

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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.

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   What did Fran Allen do for a living?

   • Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen (August 4, 1932 – August 4, 2020) was an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers. Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, code optimization, and parallelization.

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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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   Where did Frances Allen grow up?

   • Retrieved 19 June 2012. I was born August 4th, 1932, and I grew up on a farm, up in upstate New York. The town is Peru, New York. ↑ Crump, Micheal, "Frances Allen's Computer Tipping", UAB Kaleidoscope magazine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, September 21, 2009.

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

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   Aug 9, 2020 · 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 to an announcement...

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

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   Frances Allen. The first woman to win the Turing Award, and the first female IBM Fellow, she scaled the heights of computer science. 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.

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10. 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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    Aug 6, 2020 · Frances Allen, a former high school math teacher who became one of the leading computer scientists of her generation and, in 2006, was the first woman to win the A.M. Turing Award, considered...