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Linus Torvalds Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award

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A woman named "Steve" – IT pioneer, entrepreneur, philanthropist (2019)

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Among computing pioneers, Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley is one of the most celebrated for building a $3 billion empire in the 1960s with an all-female staff.