Background
Simons, Barbara Bluestein was born on January 26, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Richard Nathan and Eleanor (Getzug) Bluestein.
Simons, Barbara Bluestein was born on January 26, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Richard Nathan and Eleanor (Getzug) Bluestein.
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1981.
Member research staff, International Business Machines Corporation Research Lab, San Jose, California, 1980-1992; senior programmer, International Business Machines Corporation Santa Teresa Lab, San Jose, California, since 1992. Co-organizer, chair steering committee Coalition for Science and Technology in a New Era, nationwide, 1990-1991.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery (chair committee science freedom and human rights 1987-1990, chair science policy committee 1986-1990, vice chair theoretical computer science group, 1983-1990, chair science policy committee 1986-1990, secretary 1990-1992, chair public policy commission since 1992).
Married James Harris Simons (divorced). Children: Elizabeth, Paul, Nathaniel.