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The Legacy of Mary Kenneth Keller, First U.S. Ph.D. in Computer Science (2023)

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Profiles Mary Kenneth Keller who received the first Ph.D in Computer Science (1965, University of Wisconsin). Born Evelyn Marie Keller, she entered the Catholic congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs) and was given the name Sister Mary Kenneth. In her publications, she used the name Sister Mary K. Keller, Sister Mary Kenneth, Mary K. Keller, and (her complete name) Sister Mary Kenneth Keller. Presents a biography of her early life, family, education, and professional career.

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Authors & Contributors
Beyer, Kurt W.
Bourgeois-Doyle, Richard I.
Braun, Hans-Joachim
Douglas, Deborah G.
Dumbaugh, Della
Erisman, Fred
Journals
American Heritage of Invention and Technology
Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
History of Science
Science as Culture
Ferrum
Publishers
IEEE
Akademika Publishing
Allen & Unwin
Johns Hopkins University Press
McFarland
MIT Press
Concepts
Women in technology
Biographies
Computer science
Computers and computing
Technology and gender
Women
People
Artin, Emil
Lamarr, Hedy
Simon, Herbert A.
Whaples, George William
Hopper, Grace Murray
McKenzie, Florence Violet
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Bavaria (Germany)
Europe
Poland
Institutions
University of Wisconsin
Würzburg. Universität
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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