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Pamela McCorduck
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<p>Pamela Ann McCorduck (October 27, 1940 – October 18, 2021) was a British-born American author of books about the history and philosophical significance of <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a>, the future of engineering, and the role of women and technology. She also wrote three novels. She contributed to <i><a href="/facts/Omni_(magazine)/PwbUF3qY">Omni</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times/T9marWVX">The New York Times</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Daedalus_(journal)/v1uDGlFY">Daedalus</a></i>, and the <i><a href="/facts/Michigan_Quarterly_Review/Sjh0vCB3">Michigan Quarterly Review</a></i>, and was a contributing editor of <i><a href="/facts/Wired_(magazine)/RQb6gcyf">Wired</a></i>. She was a former vice president of the <a href="/facts/PEN_American_Center/6DYNHmDR">PEN American Center</a>. She was married to computer scientist and academic <a href="/facts/Joseph_F._Traub/PLwfhuCE">Joseph F. Traub</a>. </p>