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
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries.
Willis Ware Computer privacy pioneer
Ware was one of the first to think about the privacy implications of computer databases.
From This is True for 1 December 2013
Douglas Engelbart Computer visionary
“Bill Gates’ vision was a computer on every desk running Microsoft software. Doug had a much larger humanitarian vision.”
From This is True for 7 July 2013
James Martin Futurist
“Society needs a School for Civilization, not just a School for Business.”
From This is True for 30 June 2013
Bill Moggridge Laptop innovator
Moggridge invented the “clamshell” design for laptop computers.
From This is True for 9 September 2012
Victor Poor Digital designer
Poor shrugged off his contributions to computer networking.
From This is True for 19 August 2012
Robert Ledley Cross-sectional imager
Ledley invented the CAT scanner, and brought computers to medicine.
From This is True for 29 July 2012
Arfa Karim Randhawa Computer prodigy
Karim was a computer prodigy.
From This is True for 15 January 2012
Jack Goldman Innovation enabler
Goldman was the chief scientist for Xerox, and the head of PARC.
From This is True for 25 December 2011
Dennis Ritchie Operating system pioneer
He created the software than runs on most computers today.
From This is True for 9 October 2011