In this Chinese name, the family name is Xia (Hsia).
Xia Peisu
夏培肃
Xia Peisu at National Chiao Tung University Chongqing campus, 1946
Born
(1923-07-28)28 July 1923
Chongqing, China
Died
27 August 2014(2014-08-27) (aged 91)
Beijing, China
Other names
Pei-su Hsia
Alma mater
National Central University University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)
Computer scientist and educator
Spouse
Yang Liming
(m. 1950; died 2003)
Xia Peisu or Pei-su Hsia (Chinese: 夏培肃; 28 July 1923 – 27 August 2014) was a Chinese computer scientist and educator known for her pioneering research in computer science and technology.[1][2][3] The leading developer of Model 107, the nation's first domestically designed general-purpose electronic computer, she has been called the "Mother of Computer Science in China".[3] She and her husband Yang Liming were both elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991. In 2010, she was honoured with the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the China Computer Federation.
In 2015, the China Computer Federation in memory of academician Xia, the predecessor of computer science in China, awards the Xia-Piesu Award annually to female scientists and engineers recognised for their "outstanding contributions and achievements in the computer science, engineering, education and industry."[4][5]
^Wang Bing (2003). "Xia Peisu". In Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A. D. (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. New York: M.E. Sharpe. pp. 572–573. ISBN 9780765607980.
^"Obituary of Academician XIA Peisu (1923–2014)". Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ abNie Sijie (16 October 2014). "Xia Peisu: The Mother of Computer Science in China". All China Women's Federation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^McNeill, Leila. "The computer pioneer who built modern China". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^"CCF AWARDS-CCF Awards-中国计算机学会". www.ccf.org.cn. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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