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While at Google,<ref name=ellenspertuscv /> Spertus spent her time at Google working on [[Google App Inventor|App Inventor for Android]], a block based development platform with a graphical user interface that lets developers and amateurs alike create applications for Android.<ref>{{cite web|title=App Inventor for Android|url=http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/moreinfo/|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> In May 2011, [[O'Reilly Media]] published |
While at Google,<ref name=ellenspertuscv /> Spertus spent her time at Google working on [[Google App Inventor|App Inventor for Android]], a block based development platform with a graphical user interface that lets developers and amateurs alike create applications for Android.<ref>{{cite web|title=App Inventor for Android|url=http://www.appinventorbeta.com/about/moreinfo/|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> In May 2011, [[O'Reilly Media]] published ''App Inventor'', which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, [[Hal Abelson]], and Liz Looney.<ref>{{cite book |title=App Inventor | publisher = O'Reilly Media | date = 2011 | isbn = 978-1449397487}}</ref> |
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Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 [[General Motors EV1]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html |title=Steal this car! |accessdate=2008-03-01 |author=Katharine Mieszkowski |date=2002-09-04 |work= |publisher=Salon.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120559/http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html |archivedate=2008-03-07 |df= }}</ref> She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.<ref name=nytimes2003 /> |
Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 [[General Motors EV1]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html |title=Steal this car! |accessdate=2008-03-01 |author=Katharine Mieszkowski |date=2002-09-04 |work= |publisher=Salon.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120559/http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2002/09/04/woe_to_ev1/index.html |archivedate=2008-03-07 |df= }}</ref> She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.<ref name=nytimes2003 /> |
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Ellen Spertus | |
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| Education | New Trier High School |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (1990), master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1992), Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1998) |
| Occupation(s) | Computer scientist, professor |
| Employer(s) | Microsoft, Mills College, Google |
| Known for | App Inventor for Android, leasing a General Motors EV1, comparing male and female graduate student attitudes and progress |
| Spouse | Keith Golden |
| Awards | "Sexiest Geek Alive", 2001 |
Ellen Spertus is a Professor of Computer Science at Mills College, Oakland, California, United States, and a former senior research scientist at Google.[1]
Spertus grew up in Glencoe, Illinois, where she attended New Trier High School.[2] At MIT she received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering (1990), a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1992), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (1998).[1][3] She spent several summers between terms working for Microsoft.[2]
Spertus has written articles treating both technical and social subjects, often combining the two. She was profiled in a 1993 New York Times article about "women who might change the face of the computer industry" and in a follow-up article in 2003.[3] In 2001 she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".[4][5]
While at Google,[1] Spertus spent her time at Google working on App Inventor for Android, a block based development platform with a graphical user interface that lets developers and amateurs alike create applications for Android.[6] In May 2011, O'Reilly Media published App Inventor, which Spertus co-authored with David Wolber, Hal Abelson, and Liz Looney.[7]
Spertus was a lessee of one of the approximately 1,000 General Motors EV1s.[8] She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Ellen Spertus's CV". Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ a b Katie Hafner (1993-08-29). "Woman, Computer Nerd -- and Proud". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c Katie Hafner (2003-08-21). "3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ Mark Ward (2001-06-21). "Sexiest geek declared". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ "SGA 2K+1 Articles". Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ "App Inventor for Android". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ App Inventor. O'Reilly Media. 2011. ISBN 978-1449397487.
- ^ Katharine Mieszkowski (2002-09-04). "Steal this car!". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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