Computer scientist

Karen Spärck Jones

English computer scientist whose work underpins modern search engines.

Karen Ida Boalth Spärck Jones was a self-taught programmer and a pioneering British computer and information scientist responsible for the concept of inverse document frequency (IDF), a technology that underlies most modern search engines. She was an advocate for women in computer science, her slogan being, "Computing is too important to be left to men." In 2019, The New York Times published her belated obituary in its series Overlooked, calling her "a pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field." From 2008, to recognise her achievements in the fields of information retrieval (IR) and natural language processing (NLP), the Karen Spärck Jones Award is awarded annually to a recipient for outstanding research in one or both of her fields.

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Born
1935-08-26, Huddersfield, EnglandA Monday
Died
2007-04-04, Willingham, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 71
At birth
Sun in Virgo, Moon in Leo
Nationality
United Kingdom
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1935-08-26, Huddersfield, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunVirgo2°16′Direct
MoonLeo4°00′Direct
MercuryVirgo17°15′Direct
VenusVirgo21°23′Retrograde
MarsScorpio16°16′Direct
JupiterScorpio16°23′Direct
SaturnPisces7°11′Retrograde
UranusTaurus5°25′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo13°51′Direct
PlutoCancer26°36′Direct

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Death Chart

2007-04-04, Willingham, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries14°17′Direct
MoonScorpio3°09′Direct
MercuryPisces19°59′Direct
VenusTaurus21°00′Direct
MarsAquarius28°32′Direct
JupiterSagittarius19°46′Direct
SaturnLeo18°22′Retrograde
UranusPisces16°20′Direct
NeptuneAquarius21°21′Direct
PlutoSagittarius28°57′Retrograde

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