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Computer Pioneers

  • Charles Babbage

    Considered by some to be a "father of the computer"
  • Ada Lovelace

    Ada Lovelace

    read more about Ada Lovelace:Mathmetician who worked with Charles Babbage.
  • Edith Clarke

    Edith Clarke

    invented the Clarke Calculator.
  • George Stibitz

    George Stibitz

    conceived the electrical digital computerRead More:
  • Grace Hopper

    Computer programmer Grace Hopper helped develop a compiler that was a precursor to the widely used COBOL language and became a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy.
  • Ralph Baer

    Turned television into 1st video game entertainment in homes.
  • Jean Sammet

    Developed the FORMAC programming language.
  • Barbara Liskov

    Barbara Liskov

    developed a particular definition of subtyping, commonly known as the Liskov substitution principle.
  • Al Alcorn

    Al Alcorn

    world's first successful video game.
  • Alan Cooper

    Alan Cooper

    Read More: Father of Visual Basic
  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs

    Co-founded Apple inc.
  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates

  • Marissa Mayer

    President of Yahoo.
  • Jack Dorsey

    Jack Dorsey

    creator and co-founder of Twiter.
  • Mark Zuckerberg

    Mark Zuckerberg

    Read More:created Facebook