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
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries.
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
Ray Tomlinson Email inventor
Tomlinson invented networked email — the true ‘killer app’ of the Internet — and chose the @ sign for it.
From This is True for 6 March 2016
Wesley A. Clark Personal computing pioneer
In May 1961, Clark started work on something radical for the time: a “personal” computer.
From This is True for 28 February 2016
James Flanagan Acoustic researcher
Flanagan laid the groundwork for how humans and computers could communicate by speech.
From This is True for 30 August 2015
Morris Collen Medical informatics founder
The annual Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the field is named the Morris F. Collen Medal.
From This is True for 28 September 2014
Andrew Kay Digital pioneer
When Kay saw Adam Osborne’s new computer, Kay came out his own competing model within a year.
From This is True for 7 September 2014
Hal Finney Privacy advocate
When Phil Zimmerman created a company to commercialize PGP, Finney was the first developer he hired.
From This is True for 31 August 2014