July 6, 2001
The Queen of Geek
She had the look that any geek would love. There she was, onstage, in a circuitry-inspired corset and split skirt, her father's slide rule strapped to her bare thigh, teaching spectators to compute binary numbers on their fingers.
Apparently, she calculated correctly. Ellen Spertus's unique blend of chic and geek helped the assistant professor of computer science at Mills College bring home the crown last week in the Sexiest Geek Alive contest, held in San Jose, Calif.
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