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Bacon, Jean (1942 - present), computer scientist
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Dates of existence
1942 - present
History
Emeritus Professor of Distributed Systems and a Director of Studies in Computer Science at Jesus College.
BSc, London, Maths, 1963.
MSc, CNAA, Computer Science, 1972.
PhD, CNAA, Computer Science, 1982.
Honorary Doctorate, Open University 2014.
Was the first woman to be appointed to a Lectureship in the Computer Laboratory in 1985 and was the acting Head of Department in 1990, to cover a sabbatical visit by Roger Needham.