40th Turing award given, 1st time given to female
The Turing prize is arguably the most prestigious award in all of computing. It's given to high caliber computer science over-achievers, not business leading public stars. Francis E. Allen can now count herself as the first woman among the thirty nine man alumnus of the $100,000 prize. CNN gives you the glossy details, but we're geeks at Download Squad, and we'll give you the hard facts. You know ...





