Biography:Ida M. Flynn
Ida M. Flynn | |
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| Born | Ida Latizia Anna Maria Moretti February 12, 1942 Turin, Italy |
| Died | April 12, 2004 (aged 62) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Adelphi University, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Computer scientist, professor, textbook author, academic director |
Ida Latizia Anna Maria Flynn (born Moretti; February 12, 1942 – April 12, 2004) was an American computer scientist, academic department director, textbook author, and professor. She specialized in operating systems, which was the subject of a textbook she co-wrote. Flynn worked at the University of Pittsburgh where she was a founding director of the undergraduate program, Information Sciences (BSIS).
Biography
Flynn held a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Adelphi University, a master's degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a master's degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. degree in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh.[1]
Flynn was the founder and director of the undergraduate program in information science (BSIS) at the University of Pittsburgh;[2][3] in memory of her achievements, the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems at the University of Pittsburgh makes an annual award to one of the graduates of the program.[3] She retired in 2000 as professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She also had worked at Point Park College.
Flynn was the co-author of a textbook on operating systems, "Understanding Operating Systems",[4] of which an early edition received the 2001 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "News Services: Former Faculty Member in Pitt's School of Information Sciences Honored for Textbook". August 24, 2001. https://www.news.pitt.edu/news/former-faculty-member-pitts-school-information-sciences-honored-textbook.
- ↑ "Ida M. Flynn Obituary (2004) Pittsburgh Tribune Review". https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/triblive-pittsburgh-tribune-review/name/ida-flynn-obituary?pid=182255086.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ida Flynn Memorial Award" (in en). 2021-06-24. https://www.dins.pitt.edu/ida-flynn-memorial-award.
- ↑ McIver McHoes, Ann; Flynn, Ida M. (2017). Understanding Operating Systems (8th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-305-67425-7.
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