Jeannette Wing

Summary

Jeannette Wing is a human^[1]. Born in Newark^[2], she… she was born on December 4, 1956^[3]. She worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Jeannette Wing's place of birth was Newark^[2].
• Jeannette Wing was born on December 4, 1956^[3].
• Jeannette Wing's father was Omar Wing^[8].
• Jeannette Wing held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Jeannette Wing worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Jeannette Wing's professions included engineer^[5].
• Jeannette Wing's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Jeannette Wing's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Jeannette Wing's field of work was artificial intelligence^[11].
• Jeannette Wing's field of work was programming language^[12].
• Jeannette Wing's field of work was computer system^[13].
• Jeannette Wing was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[14].
• Among Jeannette Wing's employers was Microsoft Research^[15].
• Jeannette Wing was employed by Columbia University^[16].
• Jeannette Wing's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].
• Jeannette Wing's doctoral advisor was John Guttag^[18].
• Jeannette Wing received the ACM Distinguished Service Award^[19].
• Jeannette Wing received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Jeannette Wing received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21].
• Jeannette Wing was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Jeannette Wing was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• Jeannette Wing is recorded as female^[24].
• Jeannette Wing's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Jeannette Wing supervised Greg Morrisett as a doctoral student^[26].
• Jeannette Wing supervised Robert Weeks O'Callahan as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jeannette Wing was born in Newark^[2]. She was born on December 4, 1956^[3]. Her father was Omar Wing^[8].

Education

Jeannette Wing's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17]. Her doctoral advisor was John Guttag^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[28]; artificial intelligence^[11], a type of technology^[29]; programming language^[12], a computer science term^[30]; and computer system^[13], a product^[31]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1900^[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[35]; Microsoft Research^[15], a division^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1991^[38], headquartered in Redmond^[39]; and Columbia University^[16], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1754^[42], headquartered in Manhattan^[43]. Doctoral students include Greg Morrisett^[26], a computer scientist^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the ACM Fellow^[46]; Robert Weeks O'Callahan^[27]; Oleg Mikhail Sheyner^[47]; Craig Arthur Damon^[48]; Hao Chi Wong^[49]; and Darrell Scott Kindred^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Distinguished Service Award^[19]; ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[51]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21], a fellowship award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1874^[54].

Why It Matters

Jeannette Wing ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

She is credited with the discovery of computational thinking^[57].

Her notable doctoral advisees include Greg Morrisett^[58], a computer scientist^[59], of United States^[60], awarded the ACM Fellow^[61].

FAQs

Where was Jeannette Wing born?

Jeannette Wing's place of birth was Newark^[2].

Who were Jeannette Wing's parents?

Jeannette Wing's father was Omar Wing^[8].

What did Jeannette Wing do for work?

Jeannette Wing worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Jeannette Wing go to school?

Jeannette Wing was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].

What awards did Jeannette Wing receive?

Honors received include ACM Distinguished Service Award^[19], ACM Fellow^[20], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[21].

What did Jeannette Wing discover?

Jeannette Wing is credited as discoverer of computational thinking^[57].