<p>Thomas J. Misa directs the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota, where he is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and in the Program for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine.  His recent books include _Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing_ (Wiley 2010) and _Digital State: The Story of Minnesota's Computing Industry_ (Minnesota 2013).</p>