Pioneers

By carsenk
  • Charles Babbage

    Charles Babbage

    He had t5he first idea of a computer existing and is considered the father of the computer.
  • Ada Lovelace

    She wrote the first machine algorithm.
  • Jean Sammet

    Jean Sammet

    She devolped the FORMAC programming language. She also organized and supervised the first scientific programming group.
  • Reynold Johnson

    Reynold Johnson

    He invented the disk drive. He was also awarded the National Medal of Technology award.
  • Konrad Zuse

    Konrad Zuse

    He completed the worlds first programable and functional computer.
  • Alan Turing

    Alan Turing

    He was a crypt analyst.
  • Ralph Baer

    Ralph Baer

    He is the inventor of the game simon says and inventor of the gamebox.
  • Jean Bartik

    Jean Bartik

    She was a main programmer for the ENIAC.
  • Philip Estridge

    Philip Estridge

    He is father of the "IBMPC". He also died in a plane crash.
  • Barbara Liskov

    Barbara Liskov

    She was a computer scientist and she earned her BA in mathematics.
  • Alan Kay

    He invented the laptop computer.
  • Nolan Bushnell

    Nolan Bushnell

    He invented the computer game called pong and was on the hall of fame.
  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs

    He invented Apple and he was adopted.
  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates

    He is co-founder of Microsoft and the richest man in America
  • Jawed Karmin

    Jawed Karmin

    He is the co-founder of youtube and has a net worth of $140 million.