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Barbara was born on November 7, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. She has done great work in the field of programming languages. In 2008, she received the prestigious Turing Award in computer science. She is the second woman to receive the Turing Award. The Liskov Substitution Principle, developed by her, states the basic nature of data abstraction and is used in type theory and object-oriented programming. Image Source Name Barbara Jane Huberman Liskov Birth Date November 7, 1939 Birth Place Los Angeles, California Field of Work Programming Languages, Computer Science Education Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D. from Stanford University Notable Positions NEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering, Ford Professor of Engineering, MIT Institute Professor Key Contributions Liskov Substitution Principle, Venus Operating System Notable Awards Discover Magazine’s 50 Most Important Women in Science, IE