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Have a look at the Wikipedia pages for Carver Mead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Mead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Mead) and Lyn Conway (https:/

Have a look at the Wikipedia pages for Carver Mead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Mead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Mead) and Lyn Conway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Conway). Their book "Introduction to VLSI Systems" and other links on those two articles should be useful jumping off points for your research. Most university libraries should have copies of "Introduction to VLSI Systems" or similar on their shelves.

contingencies 7y ago
Thanks for sharing. I'd never head of Lynn Conway, one would have assumed a very zeitgeist character with reference to Chelsea Manning's recent media presence.
- p1esk 7y ago
  Another notable trans neuromorphic engineer is Jennifer (Paul) Hasler: http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu
  - voltagex_ 7y ago
    Hey, I realise you probably didn't mean to do this, but using a previous name of someone who's transitioned is not a good thing to do.
    - metaphor 7y ago
      Why? An overwhelming majority of this academic's papers [1] are published as Paul Hasler. [1] http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu/Published_papers/index.html http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu/Published_papers/index.html
      - ben_w 7y ago
        I know a professional accountant who kept using her maiden name in business contexts after marriage because otherwise people had a hard time finding her skillset and work history etc., but for all other purposes she’s Mrs $NEW_NAME. As regards trans names, I’m told quite a lot of people (not 100%) find their old names an uncomfortable reminder of an uncomfortable past. Plus it’s a sign of respect to use someone’s chosen name, and a sign of disrespect to use any other name — for non-trans examples, what does it say about someone’s respect for the other party if they call David Tennant “David McDonald” or Boris Johnson “Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson”? (At least, without the brackets that the previous poster used; with is useful for the same reason as my friend using her maiden name, but it’s still often frowned on).
- pjc50 7y ago
  I'm not sure what they have in common other than being transwomen? ARM's Sophie Wilson comes to mind, too.
p1esk 7y ago
Given how Carver Mead is a father of neuromorphic computing, a more relevant book would be https://www.amazon.com/Analog-VLSI-Neural-Systems-Carver/dp/0201059924 https://www.amazon.com/Analog-VLSI-Neural-Systems-Carver/dp/...

contingencies 7y ago

Thanks for sharing. I'd never head of Lynn Conway, one would have assumed a very zeitgeist character with reference to Chelsea Manning's recent media presence.

p1esk 7y ago
Another notable trans neuromorphic engineer is Jennifer (Paul) Hasler: http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu
- voltagex_ 7y ago
  Hey, I realise you probably didn't mean to do this, but using a previous name of someone who's transitioned is not a good thing to do.
  - metaphor 7y ago
    Why? An overwhelming majority of this academic's papers [1] are published as Paul Hasler. [1] http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu/Published_papers/index.html http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu/Published_papers/index.html
    - ben_w 7y ago
      I know a professional accountant who kept using her maiden name in business contexts after marriage because otherwise people had a hard time finding her skillset and work history etc., but for all other purposes she’s Mrs $NEW_NAME. As regards trans names, I’m told quite a lot of people (not 100%) find their old names an uncomfortable reminder of an uncomfortable past. Plus it’s a sign of respect to use someone’s chosen name, and a sign of disrespect to use any other name — for non-trans examples, what does it say about someone’s respect for the other party if they call David Tennant “David McDonald” or Boris Johnson “Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson”? (At least, without the brackets that the previous poster used; with is useful for the same reason as my friend using her maiden name, but it’s still often frowned on).
pjc50 7y ago
I'm not sure what they have in common other than being transwomen? ARM's Sophie Wilson comes to mind, too.

p1esk 7y ago

Given how Carver Mead is a father of neuromorphic computing, a more relevant book would be https://www.amazon.com/Analog-VLSI-Neural-Systems-Carver/dp/0201059924 https://www.amazon.com/Analog-VLSI-Neural-Systems-Carver/dp/...