KATHLEEN BOOTH

July 9, 1922 - September 29, 2022

1944 - Awarded the B.Sc. Special Mathematics College Prize at the University of London
1946 - Worked for Birkbeck College to help discover the double helix structure of DNA
1947 - Invented the first assembly language
1950 - Was awarded a Ph.D. in Applied Maths from the University of London
1950 - Created the Booth Multiplier Algorithm with her husband at Birkbeck
1955 - Demonstrated the new language translation programs that she directed
1972 - Became an honorary Professor of Mathematics at Lakehead University

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