computer pioneers

Charles Babbage

Dec 26, 1791

He Is known for the concept of a programmable computer.

Ada Lovelace

Dec 10, 1815

http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/lovelace.htmlThe world’s first computer programmer.

Edith Clarke

Feb 10, 1883

http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/clarke.htmFirst woman employed as an electrical engineer in the United States.

John Vincent Atanasoff

Oct 4, 1903

Found and invented the first electronic digital computer

Grace Hopper

Dec 9, 1906

She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark 1 computer. She developed the first complier for a computer programming language

Vinton Cerf

Jun 23, 1943

Vinton Cerf is known as one of the fathers of the Internet.

Anita Borg

Jan 17, 1949

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/10/us/anita-borg-54-trailblazer-for-women-in-computer-field.htmlCreator of Systers. The first e-mail network for women in technology.

Steve Wozniak

Aug 11, 1950

Steve Wozniak is known for being the co-founder of Apple with Steve Jobs.

Bill Gates

Oct 28, 1955

http://www.biography.com/people/bill-gates-9307520Founder of Microsoft

Linus Torvalds

Dec 28, 1969

Best known for Linux Kernel and Git