Anita Borg
1949 - 2003
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Biography
Anita Borg (1949-2003) was an American computer scientist who dedicated her career to advocating for women's representation in technology. She founded the Institute for Women and Technology (now called the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology) to support women pursuing careers in computing. Borg also co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the world's largest gathering of women technologists.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.
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If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
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Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.
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I think it's very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: Computing is too important to be left to men.
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The future of computing is all about services. Computing in the future will be a utility, like electricity has been for the last hundred years.