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Ada Lovelace
Read more about Ada HereAda Lovelace founds the first form of scientific computing -
Edith Clarke
Edith Clarke becomes first female engineer -
John Atanasoff
John Atanansoff creates the first electronic digital computer -
Grace Hopper
Read more about Grace Hopper HereGrace Hopper popularized the idea of independent machines -
Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse builds the world's first programmable computer -
Alan Turing
Alan Turing works for the government during World War 2 -
Jean Bartik
Jena Bartik is one of the original programmers for the ENIAC -
Jean Sammet
Jean Sammet develops the FORMAC -
Barbara Liskov
Barbara Liskov becomes a computer scientist -
Adam Osborne
Read about Adam's life HereAdam Osborne creates the first portable computer -
Alan Kay
Alan Kay presented the idea for smaller computers -
Al Alcorn
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Abhay Bhushan
Abhay Bhushan creates File Transfer Protocol -
Anita Borg
Anita Borg founds the Instituate for Women and Technology -
Alan Cooper
Cooper desgned consulting company -
James Gosling
Learn about Java HereJames Gosling invented Java programming language -
Gary Thuerk
Gary Thuerk created the first "spam" e-mail