Janet Abbate

Janet Abbate (born June 3, 1962) is an associate professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech.[3] She joined the faculty of Virginia Tech's Northern Capital Region campus in 2004[4] and is now an associate professor and the co-director of the graduate program in Science, Technology, and Society.Her background in computer programming has influenced her research approach and has been cited as relevant in reviews of her work.Abbate is the author of two books: Inventing the Internet (2000)[8] and Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing (2012).[11] Though some have criticized the work, citing Abbate's computer programming background as causing issues in presenting a non-technical narrative.
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