Ancient Computers
He designed the first mechanical computers, the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine.
Who is Charles Babbage?
He invented the Java programming language
Who is James Gosling?
He invented the first electronic digital computer
Who is John Atanasoff?
She created the world's first assembly language
Who is Kathleen Booth?
Alan Turing is also known as
Who is the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence?
He invented Boolean algebra
Who is George Boole?
He Invented FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level language.
who is John Backus?
He invented the World Wide Web
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
She pioneered and managed first the ARPANET, and then the Defense Data Network (DDN), network information centers (NIC) under contract to the Department of Defense (DoD).
Who is Elizabeth Feinler?
Alan Turing's work during World War II
What is instrumental in breaking German codes during World War II?
He revolutionized data processing by developing an electromechanical punched card tabulating system.
Who is Herman Hollerith?
He is responsible for creating several foundational programming languages and tools, including Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript.
Who is Anders Hejlsberg?
He co-invented ENIAC, the first general-purpose, electronic digital computer, alongside John Mauchly.
Who is J. Presper Eckert?
She led the Software Engineering Division at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory that developed the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo moon missions 0.5.1, 0.5.2.
Who is Margaret Hamilton?
Alan Turing made this machine during World War II to help crack German enigma codes.
What is the Bombe Machine?
He revolutionized the textile industry by inventing the Jacquard loom in 1804–1805.
Who is Joseph Marie Jacquard?
He coined the term "artificial intelligence," developed the Lisp programming language, pioneered time-sharing systems, and created garbage collection, significantly shaping modern computer science and AI research
Who is John McCarthy?
He invented the computer mouse in the 1960s.
Who is Douglas Engelbart?
She revolutionized programming by developing the first compiler (A-0), which translated English commands into machine code.
Who is Grace Hopper?
Alan Turing was born in ________.
What is June 23, 1912?
He designed over 50 automated devices, in the 12th century,—including water clocks, fountains, and musical robots—and pioneered the crankshaft, a foundational component for modern engines and machinery.
Who is Al-Jaziri?
He created the C programming language and co-developed the Unix operating system at Bell Labs.
Who is Dennis Ritchie?
He designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer
Who is Tommy Flowers?
She was recognized as the first computer programmer for developing the first algorithm intended for processing by a machine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
In the final years of his life, Turing worked at the University of ______ and became interested in morphogenesis, the study of how organisms develop shapes and patterns.
What is Manchester?