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Ada Lovelace is credited with writing the first machine algorithm, which eventually was able to develop the first primitive computers.
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Reynold Johnson is the father of the disk drive. He also invented the video cassette tape.
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Alan Turing is the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.
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Ralph Baer made the first videogame, and also invented the first game for home television use.
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Adam Osborne invented the first portable computer, called the Osborne 1. He originally began a career in chemical engineering before switching over to computer programming.
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Worked and helped developed the computer language FLEX.
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Abhay Bhushan was a major contributor to the invention of internet TCP/IP and early email protocols. He is also chairman of Asquare Inc. and IIT-Kanpur Foundation.
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Steve Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple and the inventor of the Apple 2.
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Alan Cooper is considered the father of visual basics. He is also widely known for other groundbreaking advances he has made in the computer programming industry.
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Steve Jobs was the a co-founder of Apple and one of the most renowned computer pioneers of the 80's.
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Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web.
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Bill Gates founded Microsoft, the world's largest personal computer company.
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Made the first worm on the internet. He got a fine of $10,500, 400 hours of community service and 3 years of probation.
