Jeannette Wing worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Jeannette Wing as American computer scientist.
Jeannette Wing was born at Newark in 1956. Her recorded nationality is United States. She studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
Her academic posts were held at Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft Research and DIMACS.
The recorded fields of work are computer science, artificial intelligence and programming language.
A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
That the work was done from United States matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Jeannette Wing is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft Research and DIMACS
- Fields: computer science, artificial intelligence and programming language
