Edward Lorenz The chaotic
Where did the idea of the “butterfly effect” come from? Lorenz.
From This is True for 13 April 2008
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries
Gordon S. Macklin Nasdaq founder
Macklin’s idea for the stock market “was the beginning of the future.”
From This is True for 28 January 2007
Frederick G. Kilgour The bookish
In 1967, long before the Internet, he founded OCLC.
From This is True for 30 July 2006
Paul Flaherty The findable
Flaherty came up with the first web-crawling search engine.
From This is True for 19 March 2006
George E. Pake Computer missionary
Pake was the head of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center.
From This is True for 7 March 2004
Phillip Goldman Computer/Internet pioneer
Goldman is responsible for multiple leaps in computing.
From This is True for 28 December 2003
Edgar F. Codd Relational data baser
Codd came up with the relational data base model.
From This is True for 20 April 2003
Anita Borg Computer networker
Borg wanted to link up with her computer systers.
From This is True for 6 April 2003
Adam Osborne PC pioneer
Osborne’s business led to two terms being coined.
From This is True for 23 March 2003
Bob Wallace Programmer
Wallace created the idea of shareware.
From This is True for 22 September 2002