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Serendipity, Developing LINC’s Operating System, and the Importance of Staying Curious with Mary Allen Wilkes
In this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with lawyer and computer scientist Mary Allen Wilkes. They talk about how serendipity plays an important role in her life, how it was to develop the first operating system for a personal computer in the 60s, the first use cases in biomedical research and its long-lasting impact in the field, her perception of the role of women computers, and her advice to her younger self.
Resources shared in this episode:
Movie: Hidden Figures, 2016
Book: Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Book: Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States, by Joseph A. November
Learn more about Mary Allen Wilkes here.
Photo © Personal Archive Mary Allen Wilkes
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By Mariana CarvalhoIn this episode, our host, Mariana Carvalho, sits down with lawyer and computer scientist Mary Allen Wilkes. They talk about how serendipity plays an important role in her life, how it was to develop the first operating system for a personal computer in the 60s, the first use cases in biomedical research and its long-lasting impact in the field, her perception of the role of women computers, and her advice to her younger self.
Resources shared in this episode:
Movie: Hidden Figures, 2016
Book: Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly
Book: Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States, by Joseph A. November
Learn more about Mary Allen Wilkes here.
Photo © Personal Archive Mary Allen Wilkes