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Ellen Ullman

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77

Ellen Ullman is an American computer programmer and author. She became widely known for her 1997 memoir Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents, a set of essays about her experiences as a woman in the male-dominated programming field at the start of the personal computer era.

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She then turned her attention to writing novels: The Bug (2003) and By Blood (2012) both made the New York Times Notable Book list. Besides writing, Ullman has worked as a consultant to software companies and been a technology commentator for NPR's All Things Considered.

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United States
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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Living
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Born 1949 · age 77