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Computer Pioneers

By ksguye

  • Charles Babbage

    Charles Babbage
    invented the first mechanical computer
    fact: lived In U.K. forever

  • Ada Lovelace

    Ada Lovelace
    More about Ada LovelaceFirst computer progammer
    Fact: She died of cancer

  • Edith Clarke

    Edith Clarke
    First female electrical engineer
    Fact: Born in maryland

  • Gary Thuerk

    Gary Thuerk
    Created spam
    Fact: Sent out the first unsolicited mass emailing in history

  • George Stibits

    George Stibits
    One of the fathers of the modern first digital computer
    Fact:Born In PA
    Read more about George

  • Alan Turing

    Alan Turing
    War time code breaker
    Fun Fact: There was a movie made about him

  • Adam Osborne

    Adam Osborne
    Created portable computer
    Fun Fact: Born in Thailand

  • Barbara Liskov

    Barbara Liskov
    programming languages
    Fact:she is a mathmatician

  • Anita Borg

    Anita Borg
    Read more about AnitaFounded Institute of Woman and Technology
    Fact: She is a computer scientists

  • Abhay Bhushan

    Abhay Bhushan
    A major contributor to the development of the Internet
    Fun Fact: He is currently chairman of Asquare Inc.

  • Al Alcorn

    Al Alcorn
    Designer of video game Pong

  • Alan Kay

    Alan Kay
    Object oriented programming
    Fact: elected for an award

  • Alan Cooper

    Alan Cooper
    Known for Ruby programming langauge
    Fun Fact: Component of Microsoft

  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates
    Read more about bill GatesProgrammed Microsoft
    Fact: Left Harvard his Jr. year

  • Grace Hopper

    Grace Hopper
    Read more about Grace Hopper She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer
    Fact: she was a United States Navy rear admiral