Computer Pioneer timeline

computer pioneers

Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Feb 3, 2015

Ada Lovelace

Dec 10, 1815

ada lovelace infoAda Lovelace was the founder of scientific computing and she died of cancer at age 37

John atanasoff

Oct 4, 1903

john atanasoff infoJohn Atanasoff developed the first electronic digital computer

George Stibitz

Apr 30, 1904

george stibitz infoGeorge Stibitz is the creator of the complex number calculator and he is one of the fathers of the first modern computer

Reynold Johnson

Jul 16, 1906

reynold johnson infoReynold JOhnson was given an award for establishing the first data storage and he was the father of the dish drive

konrad Zuse

Jun 22, 1910

konrad zuse infoKonrad Zuse made the first programmable computer and he also has 5 kids

Ralph Baer

Mar 8, 1922

Ralph Baer created the first game console and he also had three kids

Philip Estridge

Jun 23, 1937

Philip Estridge led the developement of the original IBM and he was known for making the first PC

Nolan Bushnell

Feb 5, 1943

Nolan Bushnell is the man who founded atari and he was also responsible for coin machines.

Alan Turing

Jul 17, 1944

Alan Turing was an american computer scientist who created the sisters mailing list

Al Alcorn

Jan 1, 1948

Al Alcorn create the first significant video game even though he did not play video games

Steve Wozniak

Aug 11, 1952

Steve Wozniak was the co founder of Apple and his net worth is $150 million

Steve Jobs

Feb 24, 1955

Steve jobs is the founder of apple computing co. and he also developed the i phone

James gosling

May 19, 1955

James gosling is the father of Java and he also has a PhD in computer science

Tim Berners-Lee

Jun 8, 1955

Tim Bereners-lee is the inventor of the world wide web and he wa knighted by queen elizabeth II

Bill Gates

Oct 28, 1955

Bill Gates is the co founder of microsoft he also dropped out of college