She doubt[s] that the electronic research communities will be any harder [for women] to break into than non-electronic ones. “Based on my own experience, I expect they will be much easier to join.”
Predictor: Denning, Dorothy
Prediction, in context:In his 1993 article on the way professional researchers work online, Mike Holderness quotes Dorothy Denning:”Dorothy Denning works on computer security and teaches computer literacy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She doubts that the electronic research communities ‘will be any harder to break into than non-electronic ones. Based on my own experience, I expect they will be much easier to join (assuming you have the resources).'”
Biography:Dorothy Denning was a professor and chair of Computer Science at Georgetown University in the 1990s, by which time she had been in the field of computer security and cryptography for two decades. Previous to her arrival at GU, she worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, SRI International and Purdue University. Her books include “Cryptography and Data Security” and “Information Warfare and Security.” She authored many Internet research studies. She was the first president of the International Association for Cryptologic Research. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Medical/Professional
Name of publication: Times (London) Higher Education Supplement
Title, headline, chapter name: Greetings from the Twilight Zone
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.poptel.org.uk/nuj/mike/articles/the-invi.htm
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney