Computing & the Internet

Ada Lovelace

1843

Ada Lovelace has been referred to as the worlds first computer programmer. She wras the first to write machine algorithm for an early computing machine that existed only on paper. She is known for mathematics and computing.

Charlei Babbage

1938

Charlei Babbage was an english polymath. A nickname for him is "father of the computer. This is due to the fact that he created the concept of a digital programmable computer. Although he failed to buil computers, he did invent them. Since he did not build the first computer, the date below will not apply to him exacly but instead when the first computer was built. His idea came way before.

Duglas Engelbart

1963

Duglas Engelbart invented the mouse. The mouse is a computer tool that rolles on a desk and controls the computers movement. The mouse was a revolutionary device that changed the world by simplifying people's life's and making it easier to connect to the world. He invented this when trying to find an easier way to point and click on a display screen.

Bill Gates

Apr 4, 1975

Bill gate is an american pc programmer as well as an entrepreneur who cofounded Microsoft Corporation, the worlds biggest personal-pc software program company. This made him one of the richest people in the world. What he did is very important because it envolved the computing to an extenct where the whole world benifited.

Steve Wozniak

Apr 11, 1976

Steve Wozniak is an american engineer and played a big part in creating the first personal computer. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, the duo who started Apple Computer in 1976, are a number of the maximum famous revolutionaries of the computing age.