Computer pioneers

Computer Pioneers

By mlbulato

  • Grace Hopper

    Grace Hopper
    She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark 1 computer. She develpoed the first complier for a computer programming language.

  • Jean Sammet

    Jean Sammet
    Developed FORMAC programming language.

  • Philip Estridge

    Philip Estridge
    Led develpoment of the original IMB PC.

  • Barbara Liskov

    Barbara Liskov
    Liskov has led many significant projects, including the Venus operating system, a small, low-cost and interactive timesharing system.

  • Nolan Bushnell

    Nolan Bushnell
    Nolan invented computer games like computer space and pong.

  • Anita Borg

    Anita Borg
    Creator of Systers, the first email network for women in technology.

  • Steve Wozniak

    Steve Wozniak
    Co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Single-handedly invented both the Apple I and Apple II computers.

  • Alan Cooper

    Alan Cooper
    He created the Goal-Directed design methodology and pioneered the use of personas as practical interaction design tools to create high-tech products.

  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs
    Co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.

  • Bill Gates

    Bill Gates
    Founder of Microsoft.