Sylvia Weir

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Sylvia Weir

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Why Is Sylvia Weir Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sylvia Weir was a paediatrician who worked on artificial intelligence. She pioneered the use of robotics in autism therapy. Early life and education Weir was born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Her parents, Rachel Smith and Abraham Leiman, ran a shop. Weir studied medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, graduating with a degree in medicine in 1950. She was a resident in Coronation Hospital, specialising in internal medicine and paediatrics. She worked as a paediatrician in South Africa. She became an activist and protested against apartheid, and left South Africa for the UK.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Sylvia Weir?

Sylvia Weir is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Edinburgh
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• University of the Witwatersrand