Ida M. Flynn
Born
Ida Latizia Anna Maria Moretti

February 12, 1942
Turin, Italy
DiedApril 12, 2004(2004-04-12) (aged 62)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materAdelphi University,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
University of Pittsburgh
Occupation(s)Computer scientist, professor, textbook author, academic director

Ida Latizia Anna Maria Flynn (born Moretti; February 12, 1942 – April 12, 2004) was an American computer scientist, academic department director, textbook author, and professor. She specialized in operating systems, which was the subject of a textbook she co-wrote. Flynn worked at the University of Pittsburgh where she was a founding director of the undergraduate program, Information Sciences (BSIS).

Biography

Flynn held a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Adelphi University, a master's degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a master's degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. degree in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh.[1]

Flynn was the founder and director of the undergraduate program in information science (BSIS) at the University of Pittsburgh;[2][3] in memory of her achievements, the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems at the University of Pittsburgh makes an annual award to one of the graduates of the program.[3] She retired in 2000 as professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She also had worked at Point Park College.

Flynn was the co-author of a textbook on operating systems, "Understanding Operating Systems",[4] of which an early edition received the 2001 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "News Services: Former Faculty Member in Pitt's School of Information Sciences Honored for Textbook". University of Pittsburgh. August 24, 2001. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Ida M. Flynn Obituary (2004) Pittsburgh Tribune Review". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. 1 2 "Ida Flynn Memorial Award". School of Computing and Science, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ↑ McIver McHoes, Ann; Flynn, Ida M. (2017). Understanding Operating Systems (8th ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-305-67425-7.
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