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==A== |
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* [[Alfred Aho]], co-developer of the [[ |
* [[Alfred Aho]], co-developer of the [[AWK]] |
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* [[Leonard Adleman]], [[encryption]] ([[RSA (algorithm)|RSA]]) |
* [[Leonard Adleman]], [[encryption]] ([[RSA (algorithm)|RSA]]) |
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* [[Marc Andreessen]], co-founder of [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] |
* [[Marc Andreessen]], co-founder of [[Netscape Communications Corporation]] |
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* [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of the [[World Wide Web]] |
* [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of the [[World Wide Web]] |
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* [[Stephen R. Bourne|Stephen Bourne]], developer of the [[Bourne shell]] |
* [[Stephen R. Bourne|Stephen Bourne]], developer of the [[Bourne shell]] |
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* [[Grace Hopper]], she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers. |
* [[Grace Hopper]], she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers. |
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* [[[http://Cattle Christa Humphrey]]], co-founder of [[Booker T. Washington High School]] |
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* [[Brian Kernighan]], [[Dennis Ritchie]], programming language |
* [[Brian Kernighan]], [[Dennis Ritchie]], C programming language |
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* [[Donald Knuth]], ''The Art of Computer Programming'', [[TeX]] |
* [[Donald Knuth]], ''The Art of Computer Programming'', [[TeX]] |
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* [[Marvin Minsky]], [[artificial intelligence|AI]] luminary |
* [[Marvin Minsky]], [[artificial intelligence|AI]] luminary |
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* [[Gordon E. Moore]], co-founder of [[Intel]], [[Moore's Law]] |
* [[Gordon E. Moore]], co-founder of [[Intel]], [[Moore's Law]] |
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* [[Elon Musk]], co-founder of [[ |
* [[Elon Musk]], co-founder of [[PayPal]], [[Tesla, Inc]], [[SpaceX]], |
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* [[Roger Needham]] |
* [[Roger Needham]] |
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* [[Eric S. Raymond|Eric Raymond]], [[Open |
* [[Eric S. Raymond|Eric Raymond]], [[Open source]] movement luminary |
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* [[Dennis Ritchie]], [[Unix]] operating system and [[C (programming language)|C programming language]] |
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* [[Dennis Ritchie]] |
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* [[Ron Rivest]], [[encryption]] ([[RSA (algorithm)|RSA]]) |
* [[Ron Rivest]], [[encryption]] ([[RSA (algorithm)|RSA]]) |
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* [[Guido van Rossum]], [[Python (programming language)]] [[Benevolent Dictator For Life]] |
* [[Guido van Rossum]], [[Python (programming language)]] [[Benevolent Dictator For Life]] |
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* [[Ken Thompson]], [[Unix]] and [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs|Plan 9]] operating systems |
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* [[Linus Torvalds]], [[Linux]] |
* [[Linus Torvalds]], [[Linux]] |
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* [[Alan Turing]], British [[mathematician]] and [[cryptography|cryptographer]] |
* [[Alan Turing]], British [[mathematician]] and [[cryptography|cryptographer]] |
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* [[Niklaus Wirth]], developed Pascal |
* [[Niklaus Wirth]], developed Pascal |
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* [[Peter J. Weinberger]], co-developer of the [[AWK]] language |
* [[Peter J. Weinberger]], co-developer of the [[AWK]] language |
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* [[Sophie Wilson]], designer of the [[ARM architecture|ARM]] instruction set |
* [[Sophie Wilson]], designer of the [[ARM architecture family|ARM]] instruction set |
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* [[Stephen Wolfram]], founder of [[Wolfram Research]], physicist, software developer, mathematician |
* [[Stephen Wolfram]], founder of [[Wolfram Research]], physicist, software developer, mathematician |
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* [[Steve Wozniak]], co-founder of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]; creator of the [[Apple I]] and [[Apple II]] computers |
* [[Steve Wozniak]], co-founder of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]; creator of the [[Apple I]] and [[Apple II]] computers |
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* [[Jill Zimmerman]], James M. Beall Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at [[Goucher College]] |
* [[Jill Zimmerman]], James M. Beall Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at [[Goucher College]] |
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* [[Konrad Zuse]], built one of the first computers |
* [[Konrad Zuse]], built one of the first computers |
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* [[Mark Zuckerberg]], co-founder of [[Facebook |
* [[Mark Zuckerberg]], co-founder of [[Facebook]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 22 July 2024
This is a list of people who are important or notable in the field of computing, but who are not primarily computer scientists or programmers.
A
[edit]- Alfred Aho, co-developer of the AWK
- Leonard Adleman, encryption (RSA)
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation
B
[edit]- Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
- Stephen Bourne, developer of the Bourne shell
C
[edit]- John Carmack, realtime computer game graphics, id Software
- Noam Chomsky, linguist, language theorist (Chomsky hierarchy) and social critic
D
[edit]- Theo de Raadt, founder of the OpenBSD and OpenSSH projects
E
[edit]- J. Presper Eckert, ENIAC
- Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation
- Marc Ewing, creator of Red Hat Linux
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Bill Gates, co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft
- James Gosling, "father" of the Java programming language
H
[edit]- Grace Hopper, she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers.
I
[edit]- Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple
J
[edit]- Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple
- Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, BSD
K
[edit]- Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie, C programming language
- Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming, TeX
L
[edit]- Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the PHP Scripting Language
- Lawrence Lessig, professor of law and founder of the Creative Commons
- Ada Lovelace
M
[edit]- John William Mauchly, ENIAC
- John McCarthy, LISP programming language
- Bob Miner, co-founder of Oracle Corporation
- Marvin Minsky, AI luminary
- Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel, Moore's Law
- Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, Inc, SpaceX,
N
[edit]- Roger Needham
- John von Neumann, theoretical computer science
- Robert Noyce, co-founder of Intel and the founder of integrated circuit
P
[edit]- Sir John Anthony Pople, pioneer in computational chemistry
- Jon Postel, Internet pioneer, founder of IANA
Q
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R
[edit]- Eric Raymond, Open source movement luminary
- Dennis Ritchie, Unix operating system and C programming language
- Ron Rivest, encryption (RSA)
- Guido van Rossum, Python (programming language) Benevolent Dictator For Life
S
[edit]- Adi Shamir, encryption (RSA)
- Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical
- Richard Stallman, founder of GNU
- Olaf Storaasli, NASA Finite element machine
- Bjarne Stroustrup, founder of C++
T
[edit]- Ken Thompson, Unix and Plan 9 operating systems
- Linus Torvalds, Linux
- Alan Turing, British mathematician and cryptographer
U
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V
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W
[edit]- Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum, computer critic
- Kevin Warwick, cyborg scientist, implant self-experimenter
- Niklaus Wirth, developed Pascal
- Peter J. Weinberger, co-developer of the AWK language
- Sophie Wilson, designer of the ARM instruction set
- Stephen Wolfram, founder of Wolfram Research, physicist, software developer, mathematician
- Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; creator of the Apple I and Apple II computers
X
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Y
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Z
[edit]- Jill Zimmerman, James M. Beall Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Goucher College
- Konrad Zuse, built one of the first computers
- Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook