Computer Pioneers

Computer Pioneers

Period: Jan 1, 1790 to Jan 1, 1990

Charles Babbage

Dec 26, 1791

Charles Babbage Wikipedia Best remebered for originating the concept of a programmerable computer

Ada Lovelace

Dec 10, 1815

Wikipedia Ada Lovelace She was the first known computer programmer

Edith Clarke

Feb 10, 1883

Wikipedia Edith Clarke She invented the Clarke calculator, wrote an influencial textbook of The Power of Engineering

John Atanasoff

Oct 4, 1903

John Antanasoff Wikipedia He decided to be a theoretical physicist while in high school

George Stibitz

Jan 1, 1904

Goerge Stibitz Wikipedia Conceived the electrical digital computerin 1937

Grace Hopper

Jan 1, 1906

Grace Hopper Wikipedia Women in computing the worlds largest gathering of women

Konrade Zuse

Jan 1, 1910

Konrad Zuse Wikipedia Created and designed 'Plankalkuel', worlds first higher level program language

Alan Turing

Jun 23, 1912

Alan Turing Wikipedia He helpped research todays computers scientists, and was a british scientist

Ralph Baer

Mar 8, 1922

Ralph Baer His Website Awarded the National Medal of Technology, turned TU into homes

Jean Bartik

Dec 1, 1924

Jean Bartik Wikipedia She became part of a group called with converting the ENIAC

Jean Sammet

May 23, 1928

Jean Sammet Wikipedia She became part of a group called with converting the ENIAC

Robert Morris

Jul 25, 1932

Robert Morris Wikipedia Known as original thinker in the computer science world

Philip Estridge

Jan 1, 1937

Philip Estridge Wikipedia he Led developed of original IBM personal computer

Adam Osborne

Jan 1, 1939

Adam Osborne Wikipedia He made the first protable computer and named the company after him

Barbara Liskov

Jan 1, 1939

Barbara Liskov Wikipedia She became the first women in the US to get a PHD in Computer Science

Alan Kay

May 17, 1940

Alan Kay Wikipedia He joined team Apple and also contributed to develope laser printing

Nolan Bushnell

Feb 5, 1943

Nolan Bushnell His Website He and Ted Deloney formed synergy with intention of producing Star Wars Clone

Vinton Cerf

Jun 23, 1943

Vinton Cerf Wikipedia He co-designer of the TCP/IR protocals and the agriculture of the internet

Abhay Bhushan

Nov 23, 1944

Abhay Bhushan Wikipedia He is the inventor od the file transfer protocol (FTP)

Al Alcorn

Jan 1, 1948

Al Alcorn Wikipedia Created the first successful video game

Anita Borg

Jan 27, 1948

Wikipedia Anita Borg She encouraged the careers of other female scientists by founding Institute for Women

Steve Jobs

Feb 24, 1955

Steve Jobs Wikipedia Co-Founder of Apple Inc in 1976, also an inventor and entrepreneur

Tim Berners-Lee

Jun 8, 1955

Tim Berners-Lee Wikipedia He is founding director of the World Wide Web foundation

Bill Gates

Oct 28, 1955

Bill Gates Bill's Blog Owns Microsoft, is an American buisness magnate

Alan Cooper

Jun 3, 1962

Alan Cooper His Website Createed a visual company programming language that allowed windows to build "Finder"

Linus Torvalds

Dec 28, 1969

Linus Torvalds Wikipedia Creator of the Linux Kernal, was a software engineer

Gary Thuerk

Jan 1, 1970

Gary Thuerk Website Marketing manager for the new defunct computer company Digital Entertainment

Marissa Meyer

May 30, 1975

Marissa Mayer Wikipedia President of Yahoo, long time executive of Google, 16th most powerful women in the world

Jack Dorsey

Nov 19, 1976

Jack Dorsey Wikipedia An American programmer and entrepreneur well know as the CEO of Twitter

Steve Wozniak

Feb 7, 1981

Steve Wozniak Wikipedia Helped Steve Jobs create Apple I & II, left because of a bad accident

Ben Silberman

Jul 14, 1982

Ben Silberman Wikipedia Co-founder and CEO of Pintrest, worked in Googles online Advertisement group

Alexis Ohanian

Apr 24, 1983

Alexis Ohanian His Website An American entreprenuer that co founded social news

Mark Zuckerberg

May 14, 1984

Mark Zuckerberg Wikipedia He created a website known as Facebook

Aaron Levie

Feb 27, 1985

Wikipedia Aaron Levie Entreprenur who was a huge part of creating the box cloud computing company