Kathleen Booth
British computer scientist (1922–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Kathleen Booth?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Kathleen Hylda Valerie Booth (née Britten, 9 July 1922 – 29 September 2022) was a British computer scientist and mathematician who wrote the first assembly language and designed the assembler and autocode for the first computer systems at Birkbeck College, University of London.[1] She helped design three different machines including the ARC (Automatic Relay Calculator), SEC (Simple Electronic Computer), and APE(X)C.
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Kathleen Booth | |
---|---|
Born | Kathleen Hylda Valerie Britten (1922-07-09)9 July 1922 Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England |
Died | 29 September 2022(2022-09-29) (aged 100) |
Alma mater | University of London |
Known for | Invented the first assembly language for her University's computer |
Spouse | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | Birkbeck College |
Close