Drude Berntsen

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Drude Elisabeth Berntsen (born 1939)^[1] is a Norwegian computer scientist who was director of the Norwegian Computing Center (Norsk Regnesentral) from 1970 to 1990.^[2] It was unusual for a woman to hold such a high-ranking position at a time of male dominance in computing.^[3]

Berntsen's publications include a survey of early Norwegian computing developments titled "The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948–1962)".^[4] and a biography of Kristen Nygaard, The Many Dimensions of Kristen Nygaard, Creator of Object-Oriented Programming and the Scandinavian School of System Development.^[5]

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References

↑ "Drude Elisabeth Berntsen" (in Norwegian). NSD Forvaltningsdatabsen. Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
↑ "NCC - the Key Actor in the Development of Information Technology in Norway in the 1960s". Kristen Nygaard. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
↑ Bubenko, Janis; Impagliazzo, John; Soelvberg, Arne (2005). History of Nordic Computing: IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway. Springer. pp. 454–. ISBN 978-0-387-24168-5.
↑ Bernsten, Drude (2005). "The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948–1962)". History of Nordic Computing. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. Vol. 174. Springer. pp. 23–32. doi:10.1007/0-387-24168-X_3. ISBN 978-0-387-24167-8.
↑ Berntsen Drude, Elgsaas Knut, Hegna Håvard (2010). "The Many Dimensions of Kristen Nygaard, Creator of Object-Oriented Programming and the Scandinavian School of System Development". History of Computing. Learning from the Past. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Vol. 325. Springer. pp. 38–49. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15199-6_5. ISBN 978-3-642-15198-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "Drude Elisabeth Berntsen" (in Norwegian). NSD Forvaltningsdatabsen. Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

[2] "NCC - the Key Actor in the Development of Information Technology in Norway in the 1960s". Kristen Nygaard. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

[BubenkoImpagliazzo2005-3] Bubenko, Janis; Impagliazzo, John; Soelvberg, Arne (2005). History of Nordic Computing: IFIP WG9.7 First Working Conference on the History of Nordic Computing (HiNC1), June 16-18, 2003, Trondheim, Norway. Springer. pp. 454–. ISBN 978-0-387-24168-5.

[4] Bernsten, Drude (2005). "The Pioneer Era in Norwegian Scientific Computing (1948–1962)". History of Nordic Computing. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. Vol. 174. Springer. pp. 23–32. doi:10.1007/0-387-24168-X_3. ISBN 978-0-387-24167-8.

[5] Berntsen Drude, Elgsaas Knut, Hegna Håvard (2010). "The Many Dimensions of Kristen Nygaard, Creator of Object-Oriented Programming and the Scandinavian School of System Development". History of Computing. Learning from the Past. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Vol. 325. Springer. pp. 38–49. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-15199-6_5. ISBN 978-3-642-15198-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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