Computer Pioneers

By eskit48

  • John Vincent Atanasoff

    InfoWorked with Clifford Berry to improve the ABC, Atanasoff-Berry Computer. Married his first wife, Lura Meeks, in June of 1926 after he got his master’s degree in math.Became chief scientist at Fort Monroe for Army Field Forces.

  • Reynold Johnson

    Created the scoring system that is used to, score state tests used today

  • Leonard Kleinrock

    He developed the mathematical theory of packet networks, the technology underpinning the Internet, while a graduate student at MIT in the period from 1960-1962.

  • Alan Kay

    Developer of Smalltalk, Kay was Atari's chief scientist for 3 years.

  • Nolan Bushnell

    Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theater. Also a part of the video game hall of fame

  • Abhay Bhushan

    Development of the Internet. At MIT, he drafted the now famous RFC 114.

  • Steve Wozniac

    InfoCo-founder of Apple with Steve Jobs. Started working with Jobs in a family garage. Stopped working at Apple in 1987

  • Steve Jobs

    InfoSteve Jobs, founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple. He purchased Pixar for $5 million.

  • Bill Gates

    OfficialOfficialThe founder of Microsoft. Donated more than $20 billion to charity. Worth $70 billion.

  • Robert Morris

    First computer hacker and graduated Cornell and Harvard.