Thelma Estrin and the Origins of Biomedical Computing [Scanning Our Past]

In 1992 Frederik Nebeker of the History Center interviewed Thelma Estrin (1924-2014), first female IEEE vice president and one of the first female Life Fellows. She was noted for her pioneering contributions in the 1960s and 1970s to brain research and biomedical computing. Here Estrin discusses the impact of a strong mother; being one of the first women to pursue an electrical engineering education and profession; her application of computer systems to neuroscientific research; and her efforts to improve society as an administrator. The transcript of this candid interview, in which Estrin recalls many of the people who discriminated against her because of her gender or profession, can be read at http://ethw.org/Oral-History:Thelma_Estrin_(1992).