SettingsComputer pioneers
Aad van Wijngaarden
Adriaan van Wijngaarden (2 November 1916 – 7 February 1987) was an important mathematician and computer scientist who is considered by many to have been the founding father of informatica (c...
Adriaan van Wijngaarden (2 November 1916 – 7 February 1987) was an important mathematician and computer scientist who is considered by many to have been the founding father of informatica (c...
Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for Qatar Telecom since 2000, where he has guided the company through a significant expansion in the Mi...
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al-Thani has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for Qatar Telecom since 2000, where he has guided the company through a significant expansion in the Mi...
Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose com...
Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose com...
Adam Osborne
Adam Osborne was an Indian-born British-American author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere.
Adam Osborne was an Indian-born British-American author, book and software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Adriaan van Wijngaarden (2 November 1916 – 7 February 1987) was an important mathematician and computer scientist who is considered by many to have been the founding father of informatica (c...
Adriaan van Wijngaarden (2 November 1916 – 7 February 1987) was an important mathematician and computer scientist who is considered by many to have been the founding father of informatica (c...
Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage (born November 27, 1964) conceived and implemented the first version of Archie, a pre-Web internet search engine for locating material in public FTP archives.
Alan Emtage (born November 27, 1964) conceived and implemented the first version of Archie, a pre-Web internet search engine for locating material in public FTP archives.
Alan Kay
Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for c...
Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on object-oriented programming and windowing graphical user interface design, and for c...
Alan Kotok
Alan Kotok was an American computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium.
Alan Kotok was an American computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation and at the World Wide Web Consortium.
Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS, was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS, was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
Alexander Brudno
Alexander L'vovich Brudno was a Russian Jewish computer scientist, best known for fully describing the alpha-beta pruning algorithm.
Alexander L'vovich Brudno was a Russian Jewish computer scientist, best known for fully describing the alpha-beta pruning algorithm.
Allen Coombs
Allen William Mark (Doc) Coombs (23 October 1911 – 30 January 1995) was a British electronics engineer at the Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.
Allen William Mark (Doc) Coombs (23 October 1911 – 30 January 1995) was a British electronics engineer at the Post Office Research Station, Dollis Hill.
An Wang
Dr. An Wang was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories.
Dr. An Wang was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories.
Anatoliy A. Morozov
Anatoliy A. Morozov is a Ukrainian scientist in the field of cybernetics.
Anatoliy A. Morozov is a Ukrainian scientist in the field of cybernetics.
Andrew Donald Booth
Andrew Donald Booth (February 11, 1918 – November 29, 2009) was a British electrical engineer, physicist and computer scientist who led the invention of the magnetic drum memory for computers an...
Andrew Donald Booth (February 11, 1918 – November 29, 2009) was a British electrical engineer, physicist and computer scientist who led the invention of the magnetic drum memory for computers an...
Andrew Viterbi
Andrew James Viterbi is an Italian-American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc.
Andrew James Viterbi is an Italian-American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc.
Andries van Dam
Andries "Andy" van Dam (born 8 December 1938, Groningen) is a Dutch-born American professor of computer science and former Vice-President for Research at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Andries "Andy" van Dam (born 8 December 1938, Groningen) is a Dutch-born American professor of computer science and former Vice-President for Research at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
André Truong Trong Thi
André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French engineer.
André Trương Trọng Thi (1936-2005) was a Vietnamese-French engineer.
Andy Bechtolsheim
Andreas von Bechtolsheim is an electrical engineer who co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer.
Andreas von Bechtolsheim is an electrical engineer who co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer.
Andy Hertzfeld
Andy Hertzfeld (born April 6, 1953) is a computer scientist who was a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 1980s.
Andy Hertzfeld (born April 6, 1953) is a computer scientist who was a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 1980s.
Anthony James Barr
Anthony James Barr, aka Tony Barr or Jim Barr is an American "programming language" designer, software engineer, and inventor.
Anthony James Barr, aka Tony Barr or Jim Barr is an American "programming language" designer, software engineer, and inventor.
Arnold Dumey
Arnold I. Dumey (1906-1995) was the co-inventor of the postal sorting machine and cryptanalyst first for SIS and then NSA. During WWII he worked for the Army Signal Corps and at Arlington Hall,...
Arnold I. Dumey (1906-1995) was the co-inventor of the postal sorting machine and cryptanalyst first for SIS and then NSA. During WWII he worked for the Army Signal Corps and at Arlington Hall,...
Arthur Burks
Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general...
Arthur Walter Burks (October 13, 1915 – May 14, 2008) was an American mathematician who in the 1940s as a senior engineer on the project contributed to the design of the ENIAC, the first general...
Barry J. Mailloux
Barry James Mailloux (died May 26, 1982) obtained his M.Sc in Numerical Analysis in 1963.
Barry James Mailloux (died May 26, 1982) obtained his M.Sc in Numerical Analysis in 1963.
Bashir Rameyev
Bashir Iskandarovich Rameyev (Баши́р Исканда́рович Раме́ев; May 1, 1918 – May 16, 1994) was a Soviet inventor and scientist, one of the founders of Soviet computing, author of 23 ...
Bashir Iskandarovich Rameyev (Баши́р Исканда́рович Раме́ев; May 1, 1918 – May 16, 1994) was a Soviet inventor and scientist, one of the founders of Soviet computing, author of 23 ...
Bernhard Thalheim
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Bernhard Thalheim is a computer scientist and Full Professor of Information Systems Engineering at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität of Kiel, (CAU) who is known for...
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Bernhard Thalheim is a computer scientist and Full Professor of Information Systems Engineering at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität of Kiel, (CAU) who is known for...
Bill Mensch
American engineer William David Mensch, Jr., born 9 February 1645 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA, is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Western Design Center of Mesa, Arizona.
American engineer William David Mensch, Jr., born 9 February 1645 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA, is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Western Design Center of Mesa, Arizona.
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Bob Bemer
Robert William Bemer (February 8, 1920 – June 22, 2004) was a computer scientist best known for his work at IBM during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Robert William Bemer (February 8, 1920 – June 22, 2004) was a computer scientist best known for his work at IBM during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Bob Kahn
Robert Elliot Kahn (born December 23, 1938) is a Jewish American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TC...
Robert Elliot Kahn (born December 23, 1938) is a Jewish American Internet pioneer, engineer and computer scientist, who, along with Vinton G. Cerf, invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TC...
Bob O. Evans
Bob Overton Evans (August 19, 1927 — September 2, 2004), also known as "Boe" Evans, was a computer pioneer and corporate executive at IBM (International Business Machines).
Bob Overton Evans (August 19, 1927 — September 2, 2004), also known as "Boe" Evans, was a computer pioneer and corporate executive at IBM (International Business Machines).
Boris Babaian
Boris Artashesovich Babayan is an Armenian supercomputer architect, notable as the pioneering creator of supercomputers in the Soviet Union.
Boris Artashesovich Babayan is an Armenian supercomputer architect, notable as the pioneering creator of supercomputers in the Soviet Union.
Boston Computer Society
The Boston Computer Society was an organization of personal computer users, based in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., that ran from 1977 to 1996.
The Boston Computer Society was an organization of personal computer users, based in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., that ran from 1977 to 1996.
Branimir Makanec
Branimir Makanec (born 1932, Koprivnica, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia)), was a pioneer of computer popularization in Croatia.
Branimir Makanec (born 1932, Koprivnica, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia)), was a pioneer of computer popularization in Croatia.
Brian Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie and contributed to the development of Unix.
Brian Wilson Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie and contributed to the development of Unix.
Brian Warboys
Brian Warboys (born 30 April 1942), was Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Manchester from 1985 until he retired in September 2007.
Brian Warboys (born 30 April 1942), was Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Manchester from 1985 until he retired in September 2007.
C. A. R. Hoare
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Calvin Mooers
Calvin Northrup Mooers, was an American computer scientist known for his work in information retrieval and for the programming language TRAC.
Calvin Northrup Mooers, was an American computer scientist known for his work in information retrieval and for the programming language TRAC.
Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency
The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) was a UK government agency providing computer and telecoms support to Government departments.
The Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) was a UK government agency providing computer and telecoms support to Government departments.
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Charles Babbage, FRS was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Charles H. Moore
Charles H. Moore (also known as Chuck Moore) (born 1938) is the inventor of the Forth programming language.
Charles H. Moore (also known as Chuck Moore) (born 1938) is the inventor of the Forth programming language.
Charles Leonard Hamblin
Charles Leonard Hamblin was an Australian philosopher, logician, and computer pioneer, as well as a professor of philosophy at the New South Wales University of Technology in Sydney.
Charles Leonard Hamblin was an Australian philosopher, logician, and computer pioneer, as well as a professor of philosophy at the New South Wales University of Technology in Sydney.
Charles Ranlett Flint
Charles Ranlett Flint (January 24, 1850 – February 26, 1934) was an American businessman, best known as the founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM. For his ...
Charles Ranlett Flint (January 24, 1850 – February 26, 1934) was an American businessman, best known as the founder of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM. For his ...
Charles Xavier Thomas
Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar (May 5 1785–March 12 1870) was a French inventor and entrepreneur best known for designing, patenting and manufacturing the first commercially successful me...
Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar (May 5 1785–March 12 1870) was a French inventor and entrepreneur best known for designing, patenting and manufacturing the first commercially successful me...
Chris Curry
Christopher Curry (born 28 January 1946 in Cambridge) is the co-founder of Acorn Computers, with Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper.
Christopher Curry (born 28 January 1946 in Cambridge) is the co-founder of Acorn Computers, with Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper.
Christopher Curry
Christopher Curry (born 28 January 1946 in Cambridge) is the co-founder of Acorn Computers, with Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper.
Christopher Curry (born 28 January 1946 in Cambridge) is the co-founder of Acorn Computers, with Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper.
Christopher J. Date
Zoheb Khan is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database theory.
Zoheb Khan is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database theory.
Christopher Strachey
Christopher Strachey (1916–1975) was a British computer scientist.
Christopher Strachey (1916–1975) was a British computer scientist.
Chuck Peddle
Charles Ingerham Peddle (born 1937) is an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor; the KIM-1 SBC; and its successor the Commodore P...
Charles Ingerham Peddle (born 1937) is an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor; the KIM-1 SBC; and its successor the Commodore P...
Claude Shannon
Claude Elwood Shannon was an American mathematician, electronic engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".
Claude Elwood Shannon was an American mathematician, electronic engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".
Clifford Berry
Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) was an American inventor.
Clifford Edward Berry (April 19, 1918 – October 30, 1963) was an American inventor.
Clive Sinclair
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (born 30 July 1940) is a British entrepreneur and inventor, most commonly known for his work in consumer electronics in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair (born 30 July 1940) is a British entrepreneur and inventor, most commonly known for his work in consumer electronics in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Computer Pioneer Award
The Computer Pioneer Award was established in 1981 by the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society to recognize and honor the vision of those people whose efforts resulted in the creation...
The Computer Pioneer Award was established in 1981 by the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society to recognize and honor the vision of those people whose efforts resulted in the creation...
Conny Palm
Conrad "Conny" Palm was a Swedish electrical engineer and statistician, known for several contributions to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory.
Conrad "Conny" Palm was a Swedish electrical engineer and statistician, known for several contributions to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory.
Cornelis H. A. Koster
Cornelis Hermanus Antonius "Kees" Koster (born 13 July 1943) is a professor in the Department of Informatics of the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Cornelis Hermanus Antonius "Kees" Koster (born 13 July 1943) is a professor in the Department of Informatics of the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Corrado Böhm
Corrado Böhm, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", is a computer scientist known especially for his contributions to the theory of structured programming, constructive mat...
Corrado Böhm, Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", is a computer scientist known especially for his contributions to the theory of structured programming, constructive mat...
Cuthbert Hurd
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur, who was instrumental in helping the International Business Machines Corporation develop its first general-purpose computers.
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur, who was instrumental in helping the International Business Machines Corporation develop its first general-purpose computers.
Cyril Cleverdon
Cyril Cleverdon (9 September 1914 – 4 December 1997) was a British librarian and computer scientist who is best known for his work on the evaluation of information retrieval systems.
Cyril Cleverdon (9 September 1914 – 4 December 1997) was a British librarian and computer scientist who is best known for his work on the evaluation of information retrieval systems.
Dan Bricklin
Daniel Singer "Dan" Bricklin (born 16 July 1951), often referred to as “The Father of the Spreadsheet”, is the American co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program.
Daniel Singer "Dan" Bricklin (born 16 July 1951), often referred to as “The Father of the Spreadsheet”, is the American co-creator, with Bob Frankston, of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program.
Dana Ulery
Dr. Dana Ulery is an American computer scientist and pioneer in scientific computing applications.
Dr. Dana Ulery is an American computer scientist and pioneer in scientific computing applications.
Daniel Kottke
Daniel Kottke is a U.S. computer engineer and one of the earliest employees of Apple Inc.
Daniel Kottke is a U.S. computer engineer and one of the earliest employees of Apple Inc.
Daniel Meyer (engineer)
Daniel Meyer (February 6, 1932 – May 16, 1998) was the founder and president Southwest Technical Products Corporation.
Daniel Meyer (February 6, 1932 – May 16, 1998) was the founder and president Southwest Technical Products Corporation.
Dave Raggett
Dave Raggett is a computer specialist who has played a major role in implementing the World Wide Web, starting in 1992.
Dave Raggett is a computer specialist who has played a major role in implementing the World Wide Web, starting in 1992.
David A. Huffman
David Albert Huffman was a pioneer in computer science.
David Albert Huffman was a pioneer in computer science.
David Boggs
David Reeves Boggs (born 1950) is an electrical and radio engineer from the United States who developed early prototypes of Internet protocols, file servers, gateways, network interface cards an...
David Reeves Boggs (born 1950) is an electrical and radio engineer from the United States who developed early prototypes of Internet protocols, file servers, gateways, network interface cards an...
David Caminer
David Caminer, OBE (June 26, 1915 – June 19, 2008) has been called the world's "first corporate electronic systems analyst."
David Caminer, OBE (June 26, 1915 – June 19, 2008) has been called the world's "first corporate electronic systems analyst."
David Parnas
David Lorge Parnas is a Canadian early pioneer of software engineering, who developed the concept of information hiding in modular programming, which is an important element of object-oriented p...
David Lorge Parnas is a Canadian early pioneer of software engineering, who developed the concept of information hiding in modular programming, which is an important element of object-oriented p...
David Patterson (scientist)
David Andrew Patterson is an American computer pioneer and academic who has held the position of Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley since 1977.
David Andrew Patterson is an American computer pioneer and academic who has held the position of Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley since 1977.
David Steward
David L. Steward is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc., one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America.
David L. Steward is chairman and founder of World Wide Technology, Inc., one of the largest African-American-owned businesses in America.
David Wheeler (computer scientist)
David John Wheeler FRS (9 February 1927–13 December 2004) was a computer scientist.
David John Wheeler FRS (9 February 1927–13 December 2004) was a computer scientist.
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (b. September 9, 1941; found dead October 12, 2011), was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."
Dimitri Bertsekas
Dimitri Bertsekas is an applied mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
Dimitri Bertsekas is an applied mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog...
Donald Bitzer
Donald L. Bitzer is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist.
Donald L. Bitzer is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist.
Donald Davies
Donald Watts Davies, CBE FRS was a Welsh computer scientist who was one of the inventors of packet switching computer networking, and originator of the term.
Donald Watts Davies, CBE FRS was a Welsh computer scientist who was one of the inventors of packet switching computer networking, and originator of the term.
Donald Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Donald Ervin Knuth is a computer scientist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
Douglas Carl Engelbart is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
Dudley Allen Buck
Dr. Dudley Allen Buck was an electrical engineer and inventor of components for high-speed computing devices in the 1950s.
Dr. Dudley Allen Buck was an electrical engineer and inventor of components for high-speed computing devices in the 1950s.
Ed Roberts (computer engineer)
Henry Edward "Ed" Roberts was an American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor who invented the first commercially successful personal computer in 1975.
Henry Edward "Ed" Roberts was an American engineer, entrepreneur and medical doctor who invented the first commercially successful personal computer in 1975.
Edgar F. Codd
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was an English computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd was an English computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
Edmund Berkeley
Edmund Callis Berkeley (22 February 1909 – March 7, 1988) was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1947.
Edmund Callis Berkeley (22 February 1909 – March 7, 1988) was an American computer scientist who co-founded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1947.
Edward Fredkin
Edward Fredkin is a distinguished career professor at Carnegie Mellon University, a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an early pioneer of digital physics.
Edward Fredkin is a distinguished career professor at Carnegie Mellon University, a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an early pioneer of digital physics.
Edward Yourdon
Edward Nash Yourdon (born 30 April 1944) is an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and pioneer in the software engineering methodology.
Edward Nash Yourdon (born 30 April 1944) is an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and pioneer in the software engineering methodology.
Einar Stefferud
Einar A. Stefferud (Stef) (11 January 1930 – 22 September 2011) was an Internet pioneer, computer researcher and entrepreneur, who made many significant contributions to the development of the I...
Einar A. Stefferud (Stef) (11 January 1930 – 22 September 2011) was an Internet pioneer, computer researcher and entrepreneur, who made many significant contributions to the development of the I...
Emanuel Goldberg
Emanuel Goldberg was born in Moscow and moved first to Germany and later to Israel.
Emanuel Goldberg was born in Moscow and moved first to Germany and later to Israel.
Fabio Paternò
Fabio Paternò is an Italian researcher working at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies in the Human-Computer Interaction Group.
Fabio Paternò is an Italian researcher working at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies in the Human-Computer Interaction Group.
Federico Faggin
Federico Faggin, is an Italian physicist and electrical engineer, mostly widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor.
Federico Faggin, is an Italian physicist and electrical engineer, mostly widely known for designing the first commercial microprocessor.
Frances Spence
Frances Spence (March 2, 1922) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Frances Spence (March 2, 1922) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Frank Wanlass
Frank Marion Wanlass (May 17, 1933 – September 9, 2010) was an electrical engineer.
Frank Marion Wanlass (May 17, 1933 – September 9, 2010) was an electrical engineer.
Fred Brooks
Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr. (born April 19, 1931) is a software engineer and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360...
Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr. (born April 19, 1931) is a software engineer and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360...
Frederic Calland Williams
Sir Frederic Calland Williams CBE, FRS, known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer.
Sir Frederic Calland Williams CBE, FRS, known as 'Freddie Williams', was an English engineer.
Fredrik Rosing Bull
Fredrik Rosing Bull (Oslo, 25 December 1882 – 7 June 1925) was an Information technology pioneer, known for his works on improved punched card machines.
Fredrik Rosing Bull (Oslo, 25 December 1882 – 7 June 1925) was an Information technology pioneer, known for his works on improved punched card machines.
Friedrich L. Bauer
Friedrich Ludwig Bauer is a German computer scientist and professor emeritus at Technical University of Munich.
Friedrich Ludwig Bauer is a German computer scientist and professor emeritus at Technical University of Munich.
Gary Kildall
Gary Arlen Kildall was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc.
Gary Arlen Kildall was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc.
Gene Amdahl
Gene Myron Amdahl (born November 16, 1922) is a Norwegian-American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own compa...
Gene Myron Amdahl (born November 16, 1922) is a Norwegian-American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own compa...
George Boole
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and logician.
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and logician.
George Boolos
George Stephen Boolos (September 4, 1940, New York City – May 27, 1996) was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
George Stephen Boolos (September 4, 1940, New York City – May 27, 1996) was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
George Stibitz
George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 – January 31, 1995) is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer.
George Robert Stibitz (April 30, 1904 – January 31, 1995) is internationally recognized as one of the fathers of the modern digital computer.
Gerard Salton
Gerard Salton, also known as Gerry Salton, was a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University.
Gerard Salton, also known as Gerry Salton, was a Professor of Computer Science at Cornell University.
Gertrude Blanch
Gertrude Blanch (ca. 1897 - 1996) was an American mathematician who did pioneering work in numerical analysis and computation.
Gertrude Blanch (ca. 1897 - 1996) was an American mathematician who did pioneering work in numerical analysis and computation.
Glen Culler
Glen Jacob Culler (July 7, 1927 - May 3, 2003) was a professor of electrical engineering and an important early innovator in the development of the Internet.
Glen Jacob Culler (July 7, 1927 - May 3, 2003) was a professor of electrical engineering and an important early innovator in the development of the Internet.
Gordon Eubanks
Gordon Eubanks (born November 7, 1946) is a microcomputer industry pioneer who worked with Gary Kildall in the early days of Digital Research.
Gordon Eubanks (born November 7, 1946) is a microcomputer industry pioneer who worked with Gary Kildall in the early days of Digital Research.
Gordon Moore
Gordon Earle Moore is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law.
Gordon Earle Moore is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law.
Grace Hopper
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer.
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer.
Grigore Moisil
Grigore Constantin Moisil (; 10 January 1906 in Tulcea, Romania – 21 May 1973 in Ottawa, Canada) was a Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer, and member of the Romanian Academy.
Grigore Constantin Moisil (; 10 January 1906 in Tulcea, Romania – 21 May 1973 in Ottawa, Canada) was a Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer, and member of the Romanian Academy.
Gustav Tauschek
Gustav Tauschek (April 29, 1899, Vienna, Austria – February 14, 1945, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Austrian pioneer of Information technology and developed numerous improvements for punched...
Gustav Tauschek (April 29, 1899, Vienna, Austria – February 14, 1945, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Austrian pioneer of Information technology and developed numerous improvements for punched...
Hal Prewitt
Harold D. Prewitt, Jr is a Race car driver, American businessman, inventor of personal computer products and early pioneer in the personal computer revolution.
Harold D. Prewitt, Jr is a Race car driver, American businessman, inventor of personal computer products and early pioneer in the personal computer revolution.
Hans Peter Anvin
Hans Peter Anvin, known as H. Peter Anvin, or simply Peter Anvin, or even hpa, is a Swedish computer programmer who has distinguished himself by his contributions to Free and o...
Hans Peter Anvin, known as H. Peter Anvin, or simply Peter Anvin, or even hpa, is a Swedish computer programmer who has distinguished himself by his contributions to Free and o...
Harold Lawson
Harold "Bud" Lawson is a software engineer, computer architect and systems engineer.
Harold "Bud" Lawson is a software engineer, computer architect and systems engineer.
Harry Huskey
Harry Douglas Huskey is an American computer designer pioneer.
Harry Douglas Huskey is an American computer designer pioneer.
Heinz Zemanek
Heinz Zemanek is an Austrian computer pioneer who in 1955 developed the first complete transistorised computer on the European continent.
Heinz Zemanek is an Austrian computer pioneer who in 1955 developed the first complete transistorised computer on the European continent.
Helmut Schreyer
Helmut Theodor Schreyer was a German inventor.
Helmut Theodor Schreyer was a German inventor.
Herbert A. Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University...
Herbert Simon
Herbert Alexander Simon was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University—whose research ranged across the f...
Herbert Alexander Simon was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist, and professor—most notably at Carnegie Mellon University—whose research ranged across the f...
Herman Goldstine
Herman Heine Goldstine, mathematician and computer scientist, who was one of the original developers of ENIAC, the first of the modern electronic digital computers.
Herman Heine Goldstine, mathematician and computer scientist, who was one of the original developers of ENIAC, the first of the modern electronic digital computers.
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith was an American statistician who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards to rapidly tabulate statistics from millions of pieces of data.
Herman Hollerith was an American statistician who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards to rapidly tabulate statistics from millions of pieces of data.
Herman Lukoff
Herman Lukoff (May 2, 1923 – September 24, 1979) was a computer pioneer and fellow of the IEEE.
Herman Lukoff (May 2, 1923 – September 24, 1979) was a computer pioneer and fellow of the IEEE.
Howard H. Aiken
Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.
Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.
Howard O. McMahon
Dr. Howard O. McMahon was Science Director, Vice President, Head of the Research and Development Division, and then President of Arthur D. Little, Inc, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, retiring from...
Dr. Howard O. McMahon was Science Director, Vice President, Head of the Research and Development Division, and then President of Arthur D. Little, Inc, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, retiring from...
IEEE Computer Pioneer Award
Nomination Deadline: 15 October of each year.
Nomination Deadline: 15 October of each year.
Irma Wyman
Irma M. Wyman (born ~1927) was a systems thinking tutor and was the first female CIO of Honeywell.
Irma M. Wyman (born ~1927) was a systems thinking tutor and was the first female CIO of Honeywell.
Izrael Abraham Staffel
Izrael Abraham Staffel (1814–1884), Polish inventor, watchmaker, mechanic, designer of calculating machines.
Izrael Abraham Staffel (1814–1884), Polish inventor, watchmaker, mechanic, designer of calculating machines.
J. C. R. Licklider
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, known simply as J.C.R. or "Lick" was an American computer scientist, considered one of the most important figures in computer science and general computing history.
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider, known simply as J.C.R. or "Lick" was an American computer scientist, considered one of the most important figures in computer science and general computing history.
J. Presper Eckert
John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Jack Kilby
Jack St. Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American physicist who took part (along with Robert Noyce) in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texa...
Jack St. Clair Kilby (November 8, 1923 – June 20, 2005) was an American physicist who took part (along with Robert Noyce) in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texa...
Jack Tramiel
Jack Tramiel was an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore m...
Jack Tramiel was an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore m...
James H. Frame
James Hartwell Frame (1928 - 1997), was born 1928 in Chicago, died 1997 in East Meredith, New York, was a computer pioneer who transformed software development from the art form of its hectic un...
James Hartwell Frame (1928 - 1997), was born 1928 in Chicago, died 1997 in East Meredith, New York, was a computer pioneer who transformed software development from the art form of its hectic un...
James H. Pomerene
James Herbert Pomerene (June 22, 1920 – December 7, 2008) was an electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
James Herbert Pomerene (June 22, 1920 – December 7, 2008) was an electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Jan A. Rajchman
Jan Aleksander Rajchman (London, 10 August 1911 – 1 April 1989) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Jan Aleksander Rajchman (London, 10 August 1911 – 1 April 1989) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer.
Jay Last
Jay T. Last is a silicon pioneer and a member of the so-called "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.
Jay T. Last is a silicon pioneer and a member of the so-called "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.
Jay Miner
Jay Glenn Miner, was a famous integrated circuit designer, known primarily for his work in multimedia chips and as the "father of the Amiga".
Jay Glenn Miner, was a famous integrated circuit designer, known primarily for his work in multimedia chips and as the "father of the Amiga".
Jay Wright Forrester
Jay Wright Forrester (born July 14, 1918-) is a pioneer American computer engineer, systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Jay Wright Forrester (born July 14, 1918-) is a pioneer American computer engineer, systems scientist and was a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Jean Bartik
Jean Bartik (December 27, 1924 – March 23, 2011) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Jean Bartik (December 27, 1924 – March 23, 2011) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Jean E. Sammet
Jean E. Sammet is an American computer scientist who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962.
Jean E. Sammet is an American computer scientist who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962.
Jean Hoerni
Jean Amédée Hoerni was a silicon transistor pioneer and a member of the traitorous eight.
Jean Amédée Hoerni was a silicon transistor pioneer and a member of the traitorous eight.
Jean Paul Jacob
Jean Paul Jacob is a Brazilian electronic engineer, researcher and professor.
Jean Paul Jacob is a Brazilian electronic engineer, researcher and professor.
Jef Raskin
Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for starting the Macintosh project for Apple in the late 1970s.
Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for starting the Macintosh project for Apple in the late 1970s.
John Backus
John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist.
John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist.
John Bentley Stringer
John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1929 – 4 May 1980) was a British computer pioneer.
John Bentley Stringer (17 February 1929 – 4 May 1980) was a British computer pioneer.
John Cocke
John Cocke was an American computer scientist recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design.
John Cocke was an American computer scientist recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design.
John E. L. Peck
John E. L. Peck was the first permanent Head of Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia.
John E. L. Peck was the first permanent Head of Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia.
John George Kemeny
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John George Kemeny was a Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz.
John Gustafson (scientist)
John L. Gustafson (born January 19, 1955) is an American computer scientist and businessman, chiefly known for his work in High Performance Computing (HPC) such as the invention of Gustafson's L...
John L. Gustafson (born January 19, 1955) is an American computer scientist and businessman, chiefly known for his work in High Performance Computing (HPC) such as the invention of Gustafson's L...
John Lansdown
Robert John Lansdown (2 January 1929 Cardiff, Wales - 17 February 1999) was a British computer graphics pioneer, polymath and Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University Lansdown Centre for Elect...
Robert John Lansdown (2 January 1929 Cardiff, Wales - 17 February 1999) was a British computer graphics pioneer, polymath and Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University Lansdown Centre for Elect...
John Makepeace Bennett
Emeritus Professor John Makepeace Bennett AO FTSE was an early Australian computer scientist.
Emeritus Professor John Makepeace Bennett AO FTSE was an early Australian computer scientist.
John Mauchly
John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer,...
John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer,...
John McCarthy (computer scientist)
John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
John McCarthy (September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011) was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist.
John Pinkerton (computer designer)
John Maurice McClean Pinkerton (2 August 1919 – 22 December 1997) was a pioneering British computer designer.
John Maurice McClean Pinkerton (2 August 1919 – 22 December 1997) was a pioneering British computer designer.
John van Geen
John van Geen was a researcher at the Stanford Research Institute who was known for his advances in the acoustically coupled modem.
John van Geen was a researcher at the Stanford Research Institute who was known for his advances in the acoustically coupled modem.
John Vincent Atanasoff
John Vincent Atanasoff (; October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor.
John Vincent Atanasoff (; October 4, 1903 – June 15, 1995) was an American physicist and inventor.
John von Neumann
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
John von Neumann was a Hungarian-American mathematician and polymath who made major contributions to a vast number of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodi...
Jon Postel
Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards.
Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards.
Joyce K. Reynolds
Joyce K. Reynolds is a computer scientist.
Joyce K. Reynolds is a computer scientist.
Julius Blank
Julius Blank was a semiconductor pioneer and a member of the so-called "traitorous eight" associated with Nobel-winning physicist William Shockley.
Julius Blank was a semiconductor pioneer and a member of the so-called "traitorous eight" associated with Nobel-winning physicist William Shockley.
Justin Rattner
Justin Rattner is an Intel Senior Fellow, Corporate Vice President and director of Intel Labs.
Justin Rattner is an Intel Senior Fellow, Corporate Vice President and director of Intel Labs.
Karen Spärck Jones
Karen Spärck Jones FBA (26 August 1935 – 4 April 2007) was a British computer scientist.
Karen Spärck Jones FBA (26 August 1935 – 4 April 2007) was a British computer scientist.
Kathleen Antonelli
Kathleen "Kay" McNulty Mauchly Antonelli was one of the six original programmers of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
Kathleen "Kay" McNulty Mauchly Antonelli was one of the six original programmers of the ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
Keith Uncapher
Keith Uncapher was an American computer engineer and manager.
Keith Uncapher was an American computer engineer and manager.
Ken Batcher
Ken Batcher is an emeritus professor of Computer Science at Kent State University.
Ken Batcher is an emeritus professor of Computer Science at Kent State University.
Ken Olsen
Kenneth Harry Olsen (February 20, 1926 — February 6, 2011) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson.
Kenneth Harry Olsen (February 20, 1926 — February 6, 2011) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson.
Ken Thompson
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Kenneth Lane Thompson, commonly referred to as ken in hacker circles, is an American pioneer of computer science.
Kenneth E. Iverson
Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 - 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962.
Kenneth Eugene Iverson (17 December 1920 - 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the APL programming language in 1962.
Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Klaus Samelson
Klaus Samelson (December 21, 1918 – May 25, 1980) was a German mathematician, physicist, and computer pioneer in the area of programming language translation and push-pop stack algorithms for se...
Klaus Samelson (December 21, 1918 – May 25, 1980) was a German mathematician, physicist, and computer pioneer in the area of programming language translation and push-pop stack algorithms for se...
Kristen Nygaard
Kristen Nygaard (August 27, 1926 – August 10, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer and politician.
Kristen Nygaard (August 27, 1926 – August 10, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer and politician.
Laurence Spitters
Laurence "Larry" Spitters is an American industrialist in the field of magnetic recording media, and is a co-founder of Memorex.
Laurence "Larry" Spitters is an American industrialist in the field of magnetic recording media, and is a co-founder of Memorex.
Lawrence Roberts (scientist)
Lawrence G. Roberts received the Draper Prize in 2001 and the Principe de Asturias Award in 2002 "for the development of the Internet" along with Leonard Kleinrock, Robert Kahn, and Vinton Cerf.
Lawrence G. Roberts received the Draper Prize in 2001 and the Principe de Asturias Award in 2002 "for the development of the Internet" along with Leonard Kleinrock, Robert Kahn, and Vinton Cerf.
Lee E. McMahon
Lee E. McMahon (1931–1989) was an American computer scientist.
Lee E. McMahon (1931–1989) was an American computer scientist.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack along with his wife Sandy Lerner, is a co-founder of Cisco Systems, an American-based multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking and communi...
Leonard Bosack along with his wife Sandy Lerner, is a co-founder of Cisco Systems, an American-based multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking and communi...
Leonard Kleinrock
Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American engineer and computer scientist.
Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American engineer and computer scientist.
Leslie Comrie
Leslie John Comrie was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation.
Leslie John Comrie was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation.
Li Huatian
Professor Li Huatian was one of the first few computer scientists in China and was well known for his early contributions to the areas of computer science and computer networks.
Professor Li Huatian was one of the first few computer scientists in China and was well known for his early contributions to the areas of computer science and computer networks.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish American software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Lin...
Linus Benedict Torvalds (; born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish American software engineer and hacker, best known for having initiated the development of the open source Lin...
Lois Haibt
Lois Haibt was an American computer scientist, and is perhaps most famous for being a member of the ten-person team that developed FORTRAN, the first successful high level programming language.
Lois Haibt was an American computer scientist, and is perhaps most famous for being a member of the ten-person team that developed FORTRAN, the first successful high level programming language.
Louis Pouzin
Louis Pouzin invented the datagram and designed an early packet communications network, CYCLADES. His work influenced Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, and others in the development of TCP/IP protocols...
Louis Pouzin invented the datagram and designed an early packet communications network, CYCLADES. His work influenced Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, and others in the development of TCP/IP protocols...
Louis Ridenour
Dr. Louis N. Ridenour was a physicist instrumental in U.S. development of radar, Vice President of Lockheed, and an advisor to President Eisenhower.
Dr. Louis N. Ridenour was a physicist instrumental in U.S. development of radar, Vice President of Lockheed, and an advisor to President Eisenhower.
Lynn Conway
Lynn Conway is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, trans woman, and activist for the transgender community.
Lynn Conway is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, trans woman, and activist for the transgender community.
Lynn G. Gref
Lynn Gref (born 1941) is a technologist and systems engineer, who has done pioneering work in missile systems; command, control and communications (C3) systems; and satellite systems.
Lynn Gref (born 1941) is a technologist and systems engineer, who has done pioneering work in missile systems; command, control and communications (C3) systems; and satellite systems.
Margaret Hamilton (scientist)
Margaret Hamilton is currently the founder and CEO of software development company Hamilton Technologies, Inc. However, she is best recognized for her role as an award-winning American NASA scie...
Margaret Hamilton is currently the founder and CEO of software development company Hamilton Technologies, Inc. However, she is best recognized for her role as an award-winning American NASA scie...
Mark P. McCahill
Mark P. McCahill (born February 7, 1956) is an American programmer who has been involved in developing and popularizing a number of Internet technologies since the late 1980s.
Mark P. McCahill (born February 7, 1956) is an American programmer who has been involved in developing and popularizing a number of Internet technologies since the late 1980s.
Marlyn Meltzer
Marlyn Meltzer was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Marlyn Meltzer was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Martin Wiberg
Martin Wiberg (September 4, 1826 - December 29, 1905) was born in Viby, Scania, Sweden, enrolled at Lund University in 1845 and became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1850.
Martin Wiberg (September 4, 1826 - December 29, 1905) was born in Viby, Scania, Sweden, enrolled at Lund University in 1845 and became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1850.
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts ...
Marvin Lee Minsky is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence, co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts ...
Mary Lee Woods
Mary Lee Woods, now Mrs C M Berners-Lee (born 12 March 1924) is a British mathematician and computer programmer who worked in a team that developed programs for the Manchester University M...
Mary Lee Woods, now Mrs C M Berners-Lee (born 12 March 1924) is a British mathematician and computer programmer who worked in a team that developed programs for the Manchester University M...
Masatoshi Shima
Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese electronics engineer, who was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, along with Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor.
Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese electronics engineer, who was one of the designers of the world's first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, along with Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor.
Maurice Wilkes
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes FRS, FREng, DFBCS (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was a British computer scientist credited with several important developments in computing.
Max Newman
Maxwell Herman Alexander "Max" Newman, FRS (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984) was a British mathematician and codebreaker.
Maxwell Herman Alexander "Max" Newman, FRS (7 February 1897 – 22 February 1984) was a British mathematician and codebreaker.
Michel Vulpe
Michel Vulpe is the co-inventor of a technology described in US patent 5,787,449.
Michel Vulpe is the co-inventor of a technology described in US patent 5,787,449.
Murali Chemuturi
Murali Krishna Chemuturi is an Indian software development expert.
Murali Krishna Chemuturi is an Indian software development expert.
Nathaniel Borenstein
Nathaniel S. Borenstein (born September 23, 1957) is an American computer scientist.
Nathaniel S. Borenstein (born September 23, 1957) is an American computer scientist.
Nathaniel Rochester (computer scientist)
Nathan Rochester (January 14, 1919 – June 8, 2001) designed the IBM 701, wrote the first assembler and participated in the founding of the field of artificial intelligence.
Nathan Rochester (January 14, 1919 – June 8, 2001) designed the IBM 701, wrote the first assembler and participated in the founding of the field of artificial intelligence.
Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Emil Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering.
Niklaus Emil Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering.
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and activist.
Nobuo Mii
Nobuo Mii often called Nobi by English speakers, is a Japanese computer pioneer who made various contributions, working for NHK and IBM, and also is an investment fund executive.
Nobuo Mii often called Nobi by English speakers, is a Japanese computer pioneer who made various contributions, working for NHK and IBM, and also is an investment fund executive.
Ole-Johan Dahl
Ole-Johan Dahl (October 12, 1931 – June 29, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with Kristen...
Ole-Johan Dahl (October 12, 1931 – June 29, 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with Kristen...
Oliver Selfridge
Oliver Gordon Selfridge, grandson of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges' department stores, was a pioneer of artificial intelligence.
Oliver Gordon Selfridge, grandson of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges' department stores, was a pioneer of artificial intelligence.
Owen Mock
Owen R. Mock was a computer software designer and programmer who pioneered computer operating systems in the 1950s.
Owen R. Mock was a computer software designer and programmer who pioneered computer operating systems in the 1950s.
Paul Baran
Paul Baran was a Polish American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.
Paul Baran was a Polish American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.
Paul DeMaine
Paul Alexander Desmond DeMaine (October 11, 1924 - May 13, 1999) was a leading figure in the early development of computer based automatic indexing and information retrieval and one of the found...
Paul Alexander Desmond DeMaine (October 11, 1924 - May 13, 1999) was a leading figure in the early development of computer based automatic indexing and information retrieval and one of the found...
Paul Montgomery
Joseph Paul Montgomery ( June 5, 1960 - June 19, 1999 ) was an American entrepreneur and inventor.
Joseph Paul Montgomery ( June 5, 1960 - June 19, 1999 ) was an American entrepreneur and inventor.
Paul Otlet
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was an author, entrepreneur, visionary, lawyer and peace activist; he is one of several people who have been considered the father o...
Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was an author, entrepreneur, visionary, lawyer and peace activist; he is one of several people who have been considered the father o...
Paul Tseng
Paul Tseng was an applied mathematician and a professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington.
Paul Tseng was an applied mathematician and a professor at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington.
Per Brinch Hansen
Per Brinch Hansen (November 13, 1938 – July 31, 2007) was a Danish-American computer scientist known for concurrent programming theory.
Per Brinch Hansen (November 13, 1938 – July 31, 2007) was a Danish-American computer scientist known for concurrent programming theory.
Per Georg Scheutz
Pehr Georg Scheutz was a 19th-century Swedish lawyer, translator, and inventor, who is best known for his pioneering work in computer technology.
Pehr Georg Scheutz was a 19th-century Swedish lawyer, translator, and inventor, who is best known for his pioneering work in computer technology.
Percy Ludgate
Percy Edwin Ludgate (August 2, 1883- October 16, 1922) was an accountant in Dublin and designer of an Analytical Engine.
Percy Edwin Ludgate (August 2, 1883- October 16, 1922) was an accountant in Dublin and designer of an Analytical Engine.
Peter Chen
Dr. Peter Pin-Shan Chen is an American computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, who is known for the development of Entity-Relationship Modeling in 1976.
Dr. Peter Pin-Shan Chen is an American computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, who is known for the development of Entity-Relationship Modeling in 1976.
Peter J. Bentley
Dr Peter John Bentley is a British author and computer scientist based at University College London.
Dr Peter John Bentley is a British author and computer scientist based at University College London.
Peter Samson
Peter R. Samson is an American computer scientist, best known for creating pioneering computer software.
Peter R. Samson is an American computer scientist, best known for creating pioneering computer software.
Peter T. Kirstein
Peter Thomas Kirstein is a British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet.
Peter Thomas Kirstein is a British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet.
Radia Perlman
Radia Joy Perlman (born 1951 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) is a software designer and network engineer sometimes referred to as the "Mother of the Internet."
Radia Joy Perlman (born 1951 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) is a software designer and network engineer sometimes referred to as the "Mother of the Internet."
Richard Grimsdale
Richard Lawrence Grimsdale, (18 September 1929 – 6 December 2005) was a British electrical engineer and computer pioneer, who helped to design the world's first transistorized computer.
Richard Lawrence Grimsdale, (18 September 1929 – 6 December 2005) was a British electrical engineer and computer pioneer, who helped to design the world's first transistorized computer.
Richard M. Karp
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Manning Karp (born January 3, 1935) is a computer scientist and computational theorist at the University of California, Berkeley, notable for research in the theory of algorithms, for wh...
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Richard Matthew Stallman, often shortened to rms, is an American software freedom activist and computer programmer.
Robert C. Prim
Robert Clay Prim is an American mathematician and computer scientist.
Robert Clay Prim is an American mathematician and computer scientist.
Robert Metcalfe
Robert Melancton Metcalfe (born April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is an electrical engineer from the United States who co-invented Ethernet, founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's Law.
Robert Melancton Metcalfe (born April 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York) is an electrical engineer from the United States who co-invented Ethernet, founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's Law.
Robert Noyce
Robert Norton Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968.
Robert Norton Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968.
Robert S. Barton
Robert Stanley "Bob" Barton (February 13, 1925 – January 28, 2009) was recognized as the chief architect of the Burroughs B5000 and other computers such as the B1700, and a co-inventor of ...
Robert Stanley "Bob" Barton (February 13, 1925 – January 28, 2009) was recognized as the chief architect of the Burroughs B5000 and other computers such as the B1700, and a co-inventor of ...
Robert Stein (computer pioneer)
Robert Stein founded The Voyager Company in 1985, the first commercial multimedia CD-ROM publisher, and The Criterion Collection, a collection of definitive films on digital media with in-depth ...
Robert Stein founded The Voyager Company in 1985, the first commercial multimedia CD-ROM publisher, and The Criterion Collection, a collection of definitive films on digital media with in-depth ...
Robert Yannes
Robert Yannes started out as an electronic music hobbyist before being hired as a chip designer at MOS Technology which had become a part of Commodore.
Robert Yannes started out as an electronic music hobbyist before being hired as a chip designer at MOS Technology which had become a part of Commodore.
Roy Nutt
Roy Nutt (October 20, 1930 - June 14, 1990) was an American businessman and computer pioneer who co-founded Computer Sciences Corporation and was a co-creator of FORTRAN.
Roy Nutt (October 20, 1930 - June 14, 1990) was an American businessman and computer pioneer who co-founded Computer Sciences Corporation and was a co-creator of FORTRAN.
Ruth Teitelbaum
Ruth Teitelbaum (née Lichterman) (1924 – 1986, Dallas) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Ruth Teitelbaum (née Lichterman) (1924 – 1986, Dallas) was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer.
Rémy Card
Rémy Card is a French software developer who is noted for his contributions to the Linux kernel.
Rémy Card is a French software developer who is noted for his contributions to the Linux kernel.
Samuel H. Caldwell
Samuel Hawks Caldwell (January 15, 1904 - October 12, 1960) was an American electrical engineer, known for his contributions to the early computers.
Samuel Hawks Caldwell (January 15, 1904 - October 12, 1960) was an American electrical engineer, known for his contributions to the early computers.
Saul Gorn
Saul Gorn (10 November 1912 – 22 February 1992) was a pioneer in computer and information science who was a member of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pen...
Saul Gorn (10 November 1912 – 22 February 1992) was a pioneer in computer and information science who was a member of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pen...
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev was a Soviet scientist in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science, and designer of the first Soviet computers.
Sergey Alexeyevich Lebedev was a Soviet scientist in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science, and designer of the first Soviet computers.
Seymour Cray
Seymour Roger Cray (September 28, 1925 – October 5, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world fo...
Seymour Roger Cray (September 28, 1925 – October 5, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and supercomputer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world fo...
Seymour I. Rubinstein
Seymour Ivan Rubinstein is a pioneer of the PC software industry.
Seymour Ivan Rubinstein is a pioneer of the PC software industry.
Stan Frankel
Stanley Phillips "Stan" Frankel (1919 – May, 1978) was an American computer scientist.
Stanley Phillips "Stan" Frankel (1919 – May, 1978) was an American computer scientist.
Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene was an American mathematician who helped lay the foundations for theoretical computer science.
Stephen Cole Kleene was an American mathematician who helped lay the foundations for theoretical computer science.
Stephen Robertson (computer scientist)
Stephen Robertson is a British computer scientist.
Stephen Robertson is a British computer scientist.
Stephen Warshall
Stephen Warshall (1935 - December 11, 2006) was born in New York City.
Stephen Warshall (1935 - December 11, 2006) was born in New York City.
Stephen Wolff
Stephen Wolff is considered to be one of the many fathers of the Internet.
Stephen Wolff is considered to be one of the many fathers of the Internet.
Steve Chen (computer engineer)
Steve Chen (陳世卿; pinyin: Chén Shìqīng) (born 1944 in Taiwan) is a computer engineer and pioneer.
Steve Chen (陳世卿; pinyin: Chén Shìqīng) (born 1944 in Taiwan) is a computer engineer and pioneer.
Steve Wozniak
Stephan Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne.
Stephan Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne.
Steven Anson Coons
Steven Anson Coons (March 7, 1912 – August 1979) was an early pioneer in the field of computer graphical methods.
Steven Anson Coons (March 7, 1912 – August 1979) was an early pioneer in the field of computer graphical methods.
Susan Kare
Susan Kare is an artist and graphic designer who created many of the interface elements for the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s.
Susan Kare is an artist and graphic designer who created many of the interface elements for the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s.
Ted Nelson
Theodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology.
Theodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology.
Thomas Eugene Kurtz
Thomas Eugene Kurtz (born February 22, 1928) is an American computer scientist who co-developed the BASIC programming language during 1963 to 1964, together with John G. Kemeny.
Thomas Eugene Kurtz (born February 22, 1928) is an American computer scientist who co-developed the BASIC programming language during 1963 to 1964, together with John G. Kemeny.
Thomas Fowler (inventor)
Thomas Fowler (born 1777 in Great Torrington, Devon, England – died March 31, 1843) was an English inventor whose most notable invention was the thermosiphon which forms the basis of most ...
Thomas Fowler (born 1777 in Great Torrington, Devon, England – died March 31, 1843) was an English inventor whose most notable invention was the thermosiphon which forms the basis of most ...
Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson, Sr. was the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines, who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
Thomas John Watson, Sr. was the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines, who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
Thomas Watson, Jr.
Thomas John Watson, Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist.
Thomas John Watson, Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist.
Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee,, also known as "TimBL", is an English computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee,, also known as "TimBL", is an English computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Tim Paterson
Tim Paterson (born 1956) is an American computer programmer, best known as the original author of MS-DOS, the most widely used personal computer operating system in the 1980s.
Tim Paterson (born 1956) is an American computer programmer, best known as the original author of MS-DOS, the most widely used personal computer operating system in the 1980s.
Tom Kilburn
Tom Kilburn CBE, FRS (11 August 1921 – 17 January 2001) was an English engineer.
Tom Kilburn CBE, FRS (11 August 1921 – 17 January 2001) was an English engineer.
Tom Lane (computer scientist)
Thomas G. Lane is a computer scientist dedicated to open source software.
Thomas G. Lane is a computer scientist dedicated to open source software.
Tommy Flowers
Thomas "Tommy" Harold Flowers, MBE was an English engineer.
Thomas "Tommy" Harold Flowers, MBE was an English engineer.
Tony Hoare
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare (born 11 January 1934), commonly known as Tony Hoare or C.A.R. Hoare, is a British computer scientist best known for the development (in 1960, at ag...
Valerie Landau
Valerie Landau is an American designer, author and educator.
Valerie Landau is an American designer, author and educator.
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
Vic Hayes
Victor "Vic" Hayes is a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology.
Victor "Vic" Hayes is a Senior Research Fellow at the Delft University of Technology.
Victor Glushkov
Victor Glushkov (August 24, 1923 – January 30, 1982) was the founding father of information technology in the Soviet Union (and specifically in Ukraine), and one of the founders of Cybernetics.
Victor Glushkov (August 24, 1923 – January 30, 1982) was the founding father of information technology in the Soviet Union (and specifically in Ukraine), and one of the founders of Cybernetics.
Victor Grinich
Victor Grinich (November 24, 1924 - November 5, 2000) was a pioneer in the semiconductor industry and a member of the "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.
Victor Grinich (November 24, 1924 - November 5, 2000) was a pioneer in the semiconductor industry and a member of the "traitorous eight" that founded Silicon Valley.
Vint Cerf
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf (; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist B...
Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf (; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist B...
Wallace John Eckert
Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 – August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer, who directed the Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia University which evolved into the re...
Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 – August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer, who directed the Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia University which evolved into the re...
Wayne Ratliff
Cecil Wayne Ratliff (born 1946, Trenton, Ohio) wrote the database program Vulcan.
Cecil Wayne Ratliff (born 1946, Trenton, Ohio) wrote the database program Vulcan.
Wes Kussmaul
Wes Kussmaul, author of several books about online security, is the founder of the Kussmaul Encyclopedia, the first online encyclopedia.
Wes Kussmaul, author of several books about online security, is the founder of the Kussmaul Encyclopedia, the first online encyclopedia.
Wesley A. Clark
Wesley Allison Clark (born 1927) is a computer scientist and one of the main participants, along with Charles Molnar, in the creation of the LINC laboratory computer, which was the first mini-co...
Wesley Allison Clark (born 1927) is a computer scientist and one of the main participants, along with Charles Molnar, in the creation of the LINC laboratory computer, which was the first mini-co...
Wilhelm Schickard
Wilhelm Schickard was a German professor of Hebrew and Astronomy who became famous in the second part of the 20th century after Dr. Franz Hammer, a biographer of Johannes Kepler, claimed that th...
Wilhelm Schickard was a German professor of Hebrew and Astronomy who became famous in the second part of the 20th century after Dr. Franz Hammer, a biographer of Johannes Kepler, claimed that th...
Willem van der Poel
Willem Louis van der Poel (2 December 1926, The Hague) is a pioneering Dutch computer scientist, who is known for designing the ZEBRA computer.
Willem Louis van der Poel (2 December 1926, The Hague) is a pioneering Dutch computer scientist, who is known for designing the ZEBRA computer.
William Goddard
William Mark Goddard (July 10, 1913 in St. Joseph, Missouri – September 29, 1997 in Chico, California) was an engineer for IBM and an American inventor.
William Mark Goddard (July 10, 1913 in St. Joseph, Missouri – September 29, 1997 in Chico, California) was an engineer for IBM and an American inventor.
William Norris
William Charles Norris was the pioneering CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world.
William Charles Norris was the pioneering CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world.
Woody Bledsoe
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Bledsoe (November 12, 1921 Maysville, Oklahoma, U.S. – October 4, 1995 Austin, Texas, USA) was a mathematician, computer scientist, and prominent educator.
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Bledsoe (November 12, 1921 Maysville, Oklahoma, U.S. – October 4, 1995 Austin, Texas, USA) was a mathematician, computer scientist, and prominent educator.