I remember reading Introduction to VLSI when I was a student and it is still one of my favourite books. I always thought of Carver Mead and Lynn Conway as elect

I remember reading Introduction to VLSI when I was a student and it is still one of my favourite books. I always thought of Carver Mead and Lynn Conway as electrical engineering and computer science magicians who not only invented a new type of tech magic but then pulled off a small miracle by making it accessible and understandable with a thoroughly great book. Michael Hiltziks excellent book, Dealers of Lightening, touches on Lynn's career at Xerox PARC (Dealers is one of the better history's of early innovation at Xerox PARC). However I had no idea of Lynn's full life story and her incredible life journey or the myriad of challenges she had overcome. Not only a brilliant innovative engineer and awesome educator but a truly remarkable person. @tofu-fu thanks for submitting this.