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Edith Clarke
Edith Clarke was born in Ellicott City, Maryland in 1883, one of nine children. Both her parents died by the time she was twelve and with the money she inherited when she turned 18, she decided to study mathematics and astronomy at Vassar College. After graduating, Edith taught mathematics and physics, first at a private girls' school in San Francisco and then at Marshall College in West Virginia. Wanting to be an engineer, however, Clarke enrolled in the civil engineering program at the Univers -
George Stibitz
George Robert Stibitz is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern first digital computer. -
Grace Hopper
She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark 1 computer. She developed the first complier for a computer programming language. Grace also conceptualized the idea of machine independent programming languages. She was credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches. -
Jean Sammet
Is an American computer scientist who developed FORMAC programming language 1962 -
Philip Estridge
Led development of the original IMB PC -
Adam Osborne
Introduced the first portable computer
He specialized in easy-to-follow computer manuals
Founded Paperback Software International, which specialized in inexpensive computer software -
Anita Borg
Creator of Systers. The first e-mail network for women in technology. Founded the Institute for Women and Technology. -
Alan Cooper
he created the Goal-Directed design methodology and pioneered the use of personas as practical interaction design tools to create high-tech products -
Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft -
Robert Morris
Was the first computer hacker
