This entry is only a pointer to a special Honorary Unsubscribe in my blog.
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries
Al Boss Web accessibility engineer
Al was a friend of mine, and a really cool one at that.
From This is True for 19 May 2024
Lawrence Roberts ARPAnet Project Manager
Roberts was recruited to be the project manager of an “intergalactic computer network.”
From This is True for 30 December 2018
Robert Everett Computer scientist
Everett invented core computer memory, a gigantic leap in technology.
From This is True for 19 August 2018
Lionel March Computer architect
March was the first to use a computer in architecture.
From This is True for 25 February 2018
John Perry Barlow Internet Freedom activist
Barlow co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and wrote A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace.
From This is True for 11 February 2018
Jerry Pournelle Polymath Writer
“It’s generally conceded that I wrote the first published book written on a computer.”
From This is True for 10 September 2017
Robert W. Taylor Computer networking visionary
Taylor didn’t invent the technologies to make the ARPAnet work, he “just” came up with the idea.
From This is True for 16 April 2017
Jay Forrester Computer memory/simulation pioneer
Forrester perfected core computer memory, a huge jump from using vacuum tubes.
From This is True for 19 November 2016
Leo Beranek Acoustic engineer
That led to the company getting a contract to help design and build a new computer network: ARPAnet.
From This is True for 16 October 2016