I Need to Tell You About Henriette Avram
Ole Olesen-Bagneux
Chief Evangelist @ Actian | O'Reilly Author | Creator of Meta Grid | Keynote Speaker | Podcast Host
So here it comes, the dedication that I had to take out of my book - because the usage of MARC at a conceptual level didn't add up:
I dedicate this section and DCF to Henriette Avram (1919-2006). Avram was a computer scientist and the inventor of MARC. Working as an innovator and leader in the Library of Congress in the US, she had remarkable energy and intellectual vision. Her invention of MARC was so solid that the existence of books could be distributed digitally on a global scale thanks to her.
It is not an exaggeration to state that Henriette Avram saved the printed, literary heritage from oblivion, as MARC ensured literature's continued relevance and presence in the era of energy consuming, digital media. She wasn’t motivated by personal profit, but saw herself as a promoter of the cultural heritage of the world, that she wanted to spread for the greater good of humankind.?
Someone needs to make a movie about Henriette Avram. She was a true computer science pioneer.
Product Evangelist | Technical Product Marketing Management | Data, Fintech & AI
2 年I’m curious to know why you had to leave this dedication out of your book.
Great to see you spotlighting women in tech, Ole!
Head of Data & Analytics at MB Shipbrokers
2 年I want to see that movie!
O'Reilly Author: Unifying Business, Data, and Code (2024), Apress author: The Language of Innovation (2025)
2 年Love this
Chief Evangelist @ Actian | O'Reilly Author | Creator of Meta Grid | Keynote Speaker | Podcast Host
2 年https://www.amazon.com/The-Enterprise-Data-Catalog/dp/149209871X