After her termination, Lynn Conway rebuilt her career and life in stealth, becoming a pioneer in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design. Her collaborative work with Carver Mead in the late 1970s led to the seminal textbook 'Introduction to VLSI Systems,' which revolutionized how complex microchips were designed and taught, fundamentally accelerating the digital age. For decades, her foundational contributions were often overshadowed or attributed solely to her male colleagues. In 2020, over