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Beatrice Worsley (Trixie) 
Beatrice Worsley (Trixie)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Beatrice Helen Worsley, better known as "Trixie" Worsely, (1921-1972)was a Canadian computer scientist and pioneer. She played an important role in establishing two of Canada’s top Computer Science departments, at Queen’s U. and at the U. of Toronto. She studied at MIT.
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Despite all her success, Beatrice Worsley was passed up for promotion at the university, and got less recognition than others at the computing centre. It took until 1960 to be promoted from staff to assistant professor, and until 1964 to be promoted to assistant professor of physics and computer science. Finally, she was offered a job by Queens University in 1965. She was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Association of Computer Science in 2014, forty-two years after she died.
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Beatrice Helen Worsley, better known as "Trixie" Worsely, (1921-1972)was a Canadian computer scientist and pioneer. She played an important role in establishing two of Canada’s top Computer Science departments, at Queen’s U. and at the U. of Toronto. She studied at MIT.
JOINED: over a week ago
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LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Despite all her success, Beatrice Worsley was passed up for promotion at the university, and got less recognition than others at the computing centre. It took until 1960 to be promoted from staff to assistant professor, and until 1964 to be promoted to assistant professor of physics and computer science. Finally, she was offered a job by Queens University in 1965. She was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Association of Computer Science in 2014, forty-two years after she died.
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2026.42] 20/10/2026
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[P7.2026.42] 20/10/2026
Honoured for progressing the technology I am using to honour her ....