Lois Haibt | |
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Born | Lois B. Mitchell 1934 (age 89–90) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vassar College |
Known for | Developer of FORTRAN |
Spouse | Luther Haibt |
Children | 1 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | IBM, Thomas J. Watson Research Center Bell Laboratories |
Lois B. Mitchell Haibt (born 1934) is an American computer scientist best known for being a member of the ten-person team at IBM that developed FORTRAN, the first successful high-level programming language. She is known as an early pioneer in computer science.