computer pioneers By superjared Jan 6, 1791 Charles Babbage read more originating the concept of a programmable computer Period: Feb 4, 1791 to May 25, 2011 computer pioneers throughout history Dec 10, 1815 Ada Lovelace read more Known as the first computer pioneer, powerful symbol for women Feb 5, 1883 Edith Clarke read more invented the clarke calculator Oct 4, 1903 John Atanstoff read more Atanstoff Berry computer Feb 4, 1910 Konrad Zuse read more built one of the first programming machines Feb 5, 1922 Ralph Baer read more turned TV into 1st video game entertainment Feb 4, 1939 Adam Osborne read more developed the first portable computer Feb 5, 1939 Barbara Liskov read more Liskov substition principle May 17, 1940 Alan Kay read more made 3D printer Oct 28, 1955 Bill Gates read more Co founded Microsoft Jun 3, 1962 Alan Cooper created visual programming language Feb 5, 1969 Linus Torvalds read more Creator of Linux kernal Feb 5, 1976 Jack Dorsey read more Co founder and co creator of twitter Feb 5, 1982 Ben Silberman read more Co founder of pinterest May 14, 1984 Mark Zuckerberg read more created facebook