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Computer Pioneers

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  • Charles Babbage

    Charles Babbage
    Read more about Babbage at the BBC WebsiteCame up with the concept of the programmable computer.

  • Ada Lovelace

    Ada Lovelace
    Created the first algorithim for machine use. Considered the first programmer.

  • John Atanasoff

    John Atanasoff
    Invented the first electronic digital computer.

  • Grace Hopper

    Grace Hopper
    Info on the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ComputingOne of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark 1 and invented the first compiler.

  • Alan Turing

    Alan Turing
    Formalised algorithims and computation with his Turing Machine.

  • Ralph Baer

    Ralph Baer
    Made early contributions to video games.

  • Jean Bartik

    Jean Bartik
    The ENIAC StoryOne of the original programmers of the ENIAC.

  • Leonard Kleinrock

    Leonard Kleinrock
    Helped shape the theoretical side of computer networking.

  • Adam Osborne

    Adam Osborne
    An ad for the Osborne 1Invented the first portable computer, the Obsborne 1.

  • Alan Kay

    Alan Kay
    Pioneered object oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design.

  • Steve Wozniak

    Steve Wozniak
    Designed the Apple I and Apple II.

  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs
    Jobs' Bio on the Computer History Museum WebsiteFounder and CEO of Apple Inc.

  • James Gosling

    James Gosling
    Invented the Java language.

  • Tim Berners Lee

    Tim Berners Lee
    The World's First WebsiteInvented the World Wide Web using an HTTP.

  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates
    Founded Microsoft, one of the largest software companies.