Famous Computer Scientists
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100

Created Microsoft

Bill Gates

100

The first introductory programming/data science course for your major

CS111 / DS210 / EK121 (will also accept EK125)

100

You're running a race and pass the person in second place, you are now in ___ place.

First

100

Civil rights advocate who "had a dream".

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

These 2 members are computer engineering majors

Thinh and Varsha

200

Created a way to test a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to that of a human

Alan Turing

200

Software engineering course for your major

CS411 / DS209 / EC327

200

If there are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle, this is how many ducks there are in total. 

Three ducks

200

New York politician serving in the House of Representatives since 2019.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

200

These 2 members are on the CS112 course staff

Toby and Sophia

300

Navy admiral who created the first compiler

Grace Hopper

300

Your advisor

Pluto Davis: CS A-G

Giovanna Karlovic: CS H-O

Julie Lizardo: CS P-Z

Colleen Kenney: DS A-H

Elizabeth Carter: DS I-Q

Lakyn Bright: DS R-Z

???: CE

300

Susan and Lisa decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each game they played. Susan won three bets and Lisa won $5. This is how many games they played.

11

300

South Korean singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his song "Gangnam Style".

Psy

300

These 2 members are not seniors.

Varsha and Nina

400

Created an algorithm for finding shortest path between nodes in a weighted graph

Edsger Dijkstra

400

A course in your major that satisfies Teamwork/Collaboration Hub

CS411 / EK210 / DS209 / probably some others!

400

The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. Today is...

Friday

400

Actress known for her performances in My Cousin Vinny and the Spiderman: Homecoming trilogy.

Marissa Tomei

400

These 2 members have been a part of UPE the longest

Grace and Grace

500

Developed onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo Moon missions and coined the term "software engineering"

Margaret Hamilton

500

A course in any major outside of CS/DS/CE that you can use for credit in your major.

Will looks up whatever you tell me...there's that Business one, i took ME416, probably others, idk i ran out of ideas.

500

A merchant can place 8 large items or 10 small items into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 items. He shipped this many cartons if there are more large items than small items.

11 cartons

500

Broadcaster and radio personality who was once a judge on America's Got Talent.

Howard Stern

500

This member is graduating in only 3 years.

Sai