Episode 5: Dr Sue Black: The Ripple Effect




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Summary: <p>Computer scientist Dr. Sue Black is a force of nature. From working her way out of public housing with three young kids in tow, to earning a PhD in Engineering and becoming a professor at the University of Westminster in London, to publishing a book about how she helped save WWII code-breaking site Bletchley Park from ruin, to working tirelessly as an advocate for women in tech, she has accomplished more than most of us could hope to achieve in a lifetime.”</p> <p>This is the opening paragraph of Forbes magazines <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/geekgirlrising/2016/03/08/dr-sue-black-on-saving-bletchley-park-and-why-women-in-tech-matter/#f35e96549413" rel="nofollow">profile</a> of Dr Sue Black that was published in Mar of 2016.</p> <p>“A force of nature” is an excellent description of Dr Sue. She earned her PhD studying the ripple effect, when you through a pebble into water and watch the ripples cascading outward from it’s point of impact. Dr Sue is that impact point. She’s proven that over and over throughout her career.</p> <p>She is the embodiment of George Eliot’s quote “It is never too late to be what you might have been.”</p> <p>This is her story.</p><p>Special Guest: Dr Sue Black.</p>