Atypical Girl Geek | Katherine Hitchcock | Talks at Google

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Katherine Hitchcock visited Google’s office in Kirkland, WA to discuss and do readings from her book “Atypical Girl Geek”.

Katherine became a programmer at IBM in 1966 in what would eventually become the Silicon Valley. She’s witnessed the transformation of the tech industry during her long tenure with IBM and offers her unique perspective and insights by sharing tales from her journey where she paved the way in both innovation and diversity.

For more information about the book visit http://atypicalgirlgeek.org/

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