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> In terms of women and computer science, I've been curious if anyone had followed up on Fran Allen's (the first woman recipient of the Turing Award) claims in
by jperras 11y ago
> In terms of women and computer science, I've been curious if anyone had followed up on Fran Allen's (the first woman recipient of the Turing Award) claims in "Coders at Work" that she personally knew of women colleagues whose work was outright stolen
What motivation would she have to lie about such a thing? Let's just assume that an award-winning brilliant computer scientist is telling the truth about something, especially when she stands to gain nothing and has the chance to lose quite a bit.
- danso 11y agoI wasn't accusing her of lying. I was asking if there was any follow up and/or consequences. She gives more than enough detail to identify the perpetrator, and so has this issue been openly confronted (it might have and I'm just not up to speed) and resolved? Has it been ignored? Or has it just not been publicized enough? Related to that question, and just as important, is the possibility that Allen is not lying -- but is telling what she knows and is pretty sure of (I suspect she doesn't trade on flimsy rumors)...but that doesn't mean that at the time of the interview, she knew everything about what went on. Stealing-of-credit is frequently very messy in the interpretation. And if the accused was publicly called out to defend himself, more facts may have come to light that affirm or contradict the accuser.