Alexandra Illmer Forsythe
Alexandra Winifred Illmer Forsythe (May 20, 1918 – January 2, 1980) was an American computer scientist best known for co-authoring a series of computer science textbooks during the 1960s and 1970s, including the first ever computer science textbook, Computer Science: A First Course, in 1969.
Alexandra Illmer Forsythe | |
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| Born | May 20, 1918 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 2, 1980 (aged 61) Santa Clara County, California |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Vassar Brown University |
| Known for | Writing the first computer science textbook |
| Spouse | George Forsythe |
| Children | Diana E. Forsythe |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | Stanford University University of Utah |
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