Sophie Wilson

Biography

Sophie Wilson designed the instruction set for the ARM processor while working at Acorn Computers in the 1980s. The ARM architecture she created went on to become the most widely used processor design in the world, powering billions of smartphones, tablets, and embedded devices. She also designed the BBC Micro computer, which introduced a generation of British children to computing. Wilson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2019 and appointed CBE.

苏菲·威尔逊在1980年代于Acorn计算机公司工作期间设计了ARM处理器的指令集。她创造的ARM架构后来成为世界上使用最广泛的处理器设计，驱动着数十亿部智能手机、平板电脑和嵌入式设备。她还设计了BBC Micro计算机，将一代英国儿童引入了计算机世界。威尔逊于2019年当选皇家学会院士，并被授予CBE勋章。

Key Achievements

• Designed the ARM instruction set, used in billions of devices

  设计了ARM指令集，用于数十亿设备

• Created the BBC Micro computer

  创造了BBC Micro计算机

• Elected Fellow of the Royal Society (2019)

  当选皇家学会院士（2019年）

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Sophie Wilson — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Wilson
2. Royal Society Fellow profile — https://royalsociety.org/people/sophie-wilson-13316/
3. Acorn Computers archive, Centre for Computing History