Mary Allen Wilkes

Biography

Mary Allen Wilkes was a pioneering computer programmer who became the first person to have a personal computer in her home. While working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, she designed the operating system for the LINC, often considered the first minicomputer. In 1965, she took a LINC home to continue her work — years before personal computers existed commercially. She later became a lawyer, but her early work helped envision the personal computing revolution.

玛丽·艾伦·威尔克斯是一位开创性的计算机程序员，她成为第一个在家中拥有个人电脑的人。在MIT林肯实验室工作时，她为LINC设计了操作系统——LINC通常被认为是第一台小型计算机。1965年，她把一台LINC带回家继续工作——比个人电脑商业化早了好几年。她后来成为律师，但她的早期工作帮助构想了个人计算革命。

Key Achievements

• First person to use a computer at home (1965)

  第一个在家使用电脑的人（1965年）

• Designed the operating system for the LINC minicomputer

  为LINC小型计算机设计操作系统

• Pioneered the concept of personal computing

  开创了个人计算的概念

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Mary Allen Wilkes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Allen_Wilkes