• nomadjoanne@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        In my book mathematician implies someone who studies mathematics academically. Not someone who performs calculations for their job. By no means am I downplaying these women. In fact I’m certain they could do a lot of this stuff quicker than many or all academics.

        Ada Lovelace, who was mentioned in one of these comments as the first programmer, was a proper mathematician.