Carlo Heinrich Séquin

Pioneer in computer processor design, Séquin is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked with computer graphics, geometric modelling, and on the development of computer...

Elizabeth (Jake) Jocelyn Feinler

Leader of the group that became the overall naming authority of the Internet, Feinler directed the Network Information Systems Center at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) from 1972 until 1989. Her group...

Neal Town Stephenson

Writer of the non-fiction essay "In The Beginning Was The Command Line" — examining the histories of and relationships between DOS, Windows, Linux, and BeOS — Stephenson is an American author known...

Ronald K Stamper

Pioneer in organizational semiotics and information theory, Stamper is recognized for applying semiotics to information systems in a way that transformed the field. Born in Nottingham, England, 1934, Stamper studied mathematics and statistics...

Dennis Crowley

Co-founder of the popular social networking sites Dodgeball and Foursquare, Crowley is an American Internet entrepreneur born in Medway, Massachusetts who graduated from nearby Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts in...

John (Jack) Sebastian Frey

Contributor to IBM's successful defense against antitrust actions in the United States and Europe, Frey built a distinguished 32-year legal career with the company. Born in Hornell, NY, he grew up in Corning,...

Satish Chandra

Co-developer of a methodology that allows programmers to leverage the oracle's help in writing complex programs, Chandra has worked extensively on program analysis, bug finding, and software verification. He obtained a PhD from...

Mary Kenneth Keller

The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science in the United States, Keller was also among the first people of any gender to receive such a doctorate. Her degree was...

Norman H. Nie

Co-inventor of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Nie transformed how researchers analyze data. An American social scientist, university professor, inventor, and pioneering technology entrepreneur, he was born in St....

Jack Howlett

Director of the Atlas Computer Laboratory, Howlett led a laboratory created to provide a service to researchers across the United Kingdom with a need for large-scale computing power, and played a key...

Clive Marles Sinclair

Developer of the first mass-market UK home computer for under £100, Sinclair was a British entrepreneur and inventor responsible for the ZX80, ZX81, and ZX Spectrum computers, as well as the slim-line...

Frederik Nebeker

Researcher of the influence of the computer on meteorology, Nebeker has served as the long-time Senior Research Historian at the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. A native...

Richard E. Pattis

Author of the Karel programming language, Pattis published "Karel the Robot: A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Programming." He received his MS from Stanford University and has served as a professor...

John Thomas Stasko, III

Renowned for extensive research in information visualization and visual analytics, as well as software visualization and algorithm animation, Stasko has served as a Professor in and the Associate Chair of the School...

Peter Harris

Builder of a product that takes existing COBOL programs and produces structured system charts and supporting documentation for program maintenance, Harris also founded ADPAC, a leading software provider to corporations worldwide. While he...

Willis Alfred Adcock

Assisted with the invention of the silicon transistor and the integrated circuit, Adcock was a Canadian-American physical chemist, electrical engineer, and university professor who also worked on the first atomic bomb. He...

Edward (Ed) H. Sussenguth, Jr.

Known for his work on the APL programming language and multiple systems for IBM, Sussenguth was an American engineer born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He received his B.A. degree in 1954 from Harvard...

Laura Haas

Best known for her work on the Starburst query processor, from which DB2 UDB was developed, Haas became a 2009 IBM Fellow and has served as Director of Computer Science at IBM...

Paul A. Vixie

Author of the standard UNIX system programs SENDS, proxynet, rtty, and Vixie cron, Vixie is an American Internet pioneer and well-known Unix software author who attended George Washington High School in San...

Albert (Al) Vezza

Founder of Infocom, one of the earliest computer game companies, Vezza has also been recognized as one of the earliest Internet leaders. A computer science professor, he served as the Assistant Director...