Adele Goldberg

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Adele Goldberg (born July 22, 1945 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American researcher in the field of computer science . In the 1970s she played a major role in the development of the Smalltalk programming language , which, like modern user interfaces, already contained graphic elements.

Live and work

Adele Goldberg first studied mathematics in Michigan with the intention of becoming a mathematics teacher like her mother. However, this attempt failed because of her fear of speaking in front of people. She then applied to IBM in the US to work as a secretary. But since she had not finished her mathematics studies and saw no opportunities for advancement, she decided to continue studying. She completed her studies at the University of Chicago with a Master of Science and a doctorate in computer science , as well as a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from the University of Michigan .

She worked at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center for over 14 years. There she worked in research and later as laboratory manager.

Services

At Xerox in the 1970s she developed a. a. with Alan Kay the object-oriented programming language Smalltalk , which, like modern user interfaces, already contained graphic elements. Xerox did not want to market this under its own name. So Adele Goldberg and some of her colleagues decided to set up a subsidiary, the Xerox Parc Research Center. She worked there from 1973, from 1979 to 1988 she was managing director and, in addition to research, was now also involved in the marketing of her product.

Since 2006 she has been president of Neometron, a company she co-founded. Neometron simulates the processes of project developments in online communities , supports effective teamwork and focuses on consulting. She also works on the Bullitics Internet platform (as of September 2015), which aims to improve survey methods. In line with the grassroots movement , this initiative aims to ensure that surveys reflect all areas of society more than before and that people are given the opportunity to participate more in social processes at all levels.

Since she was a student, Goldberg has been concerned with how computers can be used sensibly in education.

Memberships

From 1984 to 1986 Goldberg was President of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). She is a member of the supervisory board of several private technology companies and has a seat on the scientific advisory board of the former GMD (German National Research Center for Information Technology, today Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ). She is also a board member of the Physics Department at the University of Chicago .

Awards

In 1990 Goldberg was recognized by PC Magazine for her life's work.

Selected Works

Goldberg is the author and co-author of a variety of books on project management and object-oriented software development.

  • Adele Goldberg, David Robson: Smalltalk-80: The Language and Its Implementation . Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1983, ISBN 0-201-11371-6 , (the "Blue Book").
  • Adele Goldberg: Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment , Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1984, ISBN 0-201-11372-4 , (the "Orange Book").
  • Adele Goldberg, David Robson: Smalltalk-80: The Language , Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1989, ISBN 0-201-13688-0 (the "Purple Book").

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bloomberg Business announcement on Goldberg's career , accessed September 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christoph Dorner: Ada, who is Ada? In 1842 a young aristocrat helped build a calculating machine, the forerunner of the computer. But Ada Lovelace has been forgotten, just like many other pioneers in computer science. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , September 14, 2015, No. 211, p. 18.
  3. ↑ bullitics.com: The Team ( Memento from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Eng.)
  4. ↑ Interview by Janet Abbate with Adele Goldberg , IEEE History Center, July 3, 2002, accessed on September 22, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Goldberg, Adele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American computer scientist
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio