-Alan Turing
- father of theoretical computer science
- developed the Turing test
- capable of determining a machine’s ability to have intelligent behavior
- Grace Hopper
- pioneer of computer programming
- created the first compiler
- involved in the creation of COBOL
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John von Neumann
- Tim Berners-Lee
- inventor of the World Wide Web
- created the:
- first web browser
- first web server
- HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- Ada Lovelace
- first computer programmer
- worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine
- James Gosling
- creator of the Java programming language
- Katherine Johnson
- mathematician with a crucial part for NASA’s early space missions
- Steve Jobs
- Apple co-founder
- Larry Page/Sergey Brin
- co-founders of Google
- Guido van Rossum
- creator of Python
- Bill Gates
- co-founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen
- Barbara Liskov
- one of the first women to doctorate degree holders in computer science in the US
- a Turing award winner
- developed the Liskov substitution principle
- developed two programming languages: CLU and Argus
- Alan Kay
- designed and developed GUI(?)
- credited for the first prototype of a laptop (Dynabook)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He is regarded as the “Father of Modern Computing” | Charles Babbage |
| He developed the first programmable computer and made the designs for the first printer. | Charles Babbage |
| She is credited to be “the world’s first programmer”. | Ada Lovelace |
| She worked with Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine and developed the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine | Ada Lovelace |
| He invented the prototype of what is now called _______ logic, which is based on the principles of AND, OR, and NOT | George Boole |
| He created the world’s first electronic programmable computer, Colossus, which was used by British codebreakers during the WW2 | Tommy Flowers |
| She was a US Navy Admiral and a computer scientist who was the first to use the term “debugging” to fix computer problems | Grace Hopper |
| She developed the world’s first working compiler, and developed the COBOL programming language. | Grace Hopper |
| He is credited to be the creator of the Bombe, a machine used to break the Enigma Code in the WW2. He also came up with a method to test artificial intelligence. | Alan Turing |
| He invented the relational database while working for the IBM and revolutionized in which data is stored and retrieved | Edgar F. Codd |
| He is credited with inventing the world’s first computer mouse, and also credited with the invention of bit-mapped screens, hypertext, and the precursor to GUIs | Douglas Englebart |
| She was the Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory and developed the on-flight software for the Apollo space program | Margaret Hamilton |
| He led the development of the IBM PC, arguable the most important computer in the history of computers | Philip Don Estridge |
| He is one of the co-founders of Apple who singlehandedly invented both Apple I and Apple II computers in the 1970s. | Steve Wozniak |
| He is the founder and CEO of Microsoft which created Windows, the most sucessful operating system in the world. | Bill Gates |
| He is best known as the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple and the co-founder of Pixar. Under his guidance, he pioneered the series of revolutionary technologies, such as the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. | Steve Jobs |
| He is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web and made the first successful connection between an HTTP client and a server via the internet. | Tim Berners-Lee |
| He is known as the author of the Python programming language and has worked on Google and Dropbox. | Guido Van Rossum |
| A Finnish-American developer who is the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, which became the kernel of the Linux OS, Android, and Chrome OS | Linus Torvalds |
| A Russian-born American computer scientist and entrepreneur who was one of the co-founders of Google, together with Larry Page | Sergey Brin |