Computer Pioneers over the Years

Charles Babbage

Feb 3, 1791

Programable Computer
"Father of PC" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage

Edith Clarke

Feb 3, 1883

Contributed and Assisted Charles Babbage in creating a programable PC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Clarke

George Stibitz

Feb 3, 1904

Invented 1st digital computer
PHD in mathematics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stibitz

Grace Hopper

Feb 3, 1906

One of the 1st programmers for computers
Navy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper

Konrad Zuse

Feb 3, 1910

Z-1 Computer
"built in parents living room" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse

Jean Bartic

Feb 3, 1924

ENIAC
"university of pennsylvania" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bartik

Jean Sammet

Feb 3, 1928

FORMAC
"born in NYC"

Gary Thurek

Feb 3, 1943

Sent first spam e-mail
"father of spam"

Vinton Cerf

Feb 3, 1943

Father of Internet
"10 awards"

Nolan Bushnell

Feb 3, 1943

Electronic Gaming
"Chucky Cheese"

Adam Osborne

Feb 3, 1948

Created 1st portable PC

Steve Wozniak

Feb 3, 1950

Designed Apple 1 & Apple 2
"adopted"

James Gosling

Feb 3, 1955

Invented JAVA
"canadian"

Bill Gates

Feb 3, 1955

founder of Microsoft
"super rich"

Steve Jobs

Feb 3, 1955

CEO of Apple
adopted