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John Atanasoff
Read More About:Known as the father of the computer. In 1990, awarded the National Technology by President George H.W. Bush. -
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Konrad Zuse
Read More About:Born in Germany. Built the Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. Invented the first modern and programmable computer. -
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Robert Morris
Read More About:Helped develop the Unix computer operating. Helped developing of software to protect government computers and surveillance online warfare. -
Philip Estridge
Read More About:Died in an airplane crash. In 1985 he became IBMs vice perisdent. In 1980, he becomes the manager. -
Nolan Bushnell
Read More About:Invented Pong. Worked for Chuck E. Cheese. Advisory board of Anti-AgingGames.com. -
Vinton Cerf
Read More About:Went to Stanford. Also went to UCLA. Worked for IBM. Won Draper prize. Began envisioning the internet in 1972. -
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Steve Jobs
Read More About:Co-Founder of Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Had cancer. Bought a company called Pixar. -
Linus Torvalds
Read More About:He is a software engineer. Creator of Linux Kernel. He began play with computer at the age of 10. He also got the EFF Pioneer award in 1998. -
Marissa Mayer
Read More About:Garduated from Stanford with all honors. CEO of Fortune 500 Company. President of Yahoo! in 2012 -
Mark Zuckerberg
Read More About:Born in WhitePlains, NY. Offered jobs for big time businesses before graduating high school. Launched Facebook.