Jean Bartik Pioneering computer programmer
Bartik was the first computer programmer.
From This is True for 27 March 2011
computing
Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries.
Gary Chapman Technology Ethicist
Chapman founded and directed UT’s 21st Century Project.
From This is True for 19 December 2010
H. Edward Roberts PC inventor
Many industry historians consider Roberts “the father of the personal computer.”
From This is True for 4 April 2010
Rajeev Motwani Data-mining expert
A computer scientist, Motwani was an expert in data mining — and mentored a couple of students at Stanford.
From This is True for 14 June 2009
Edward Lorenz The chaotic
Where did the idea of the “butterfly effect” come from? Lorenz.
From This is True for 13 April 2008
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