Pioneers (350)

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http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/berkeley/
Berkeley, Edmund C. Open in a new browser window
   Father of the Personal Computer
   http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/berkeley/
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group6/intro.html
Bush, Vannevar: As We Are Thinking Open in a new browser window
   Commentary on Bush's classic 1945 article 'As We May Think', which many view as the first clear description of hypermedia; by a class from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
   http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group6/intro.html
http://www.emeagwali.com/
Emeagwali, Philip Open in a new browser window
   Official site of Philip Emeagwali, voted Africa's greatest scientist by New African for his work on supercomputer development. Includes booking details plus links to speeches and articles.
   http://www.emeagwali.com/
http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/hall_of_fame/
Information Sciences Hall of Fame Open in a new browser window
   Biographical details for many of the people who have played an important part in the foundation of Information Science.
   http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/hall_of_fame/
http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/SRC/research-reports/abstracts/src-rr-061.html
Licklider, J.C.R.; 1915-1990, In Memoriam Open in a new browser window
   In the 1960s, Licklider published his ideas on the future role of multiaccess interactive computing: 'Man-computer Symbiosis', and 'The Computer as a Communication Device'. Downloads in 5 formats.
   http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/SRC/research-reports/abstracts/src-rr-061.html
http://www.bambi.net/bob/homebrew.html
Memoir of a Homebrew Computer Club Member Open in a new browser window
   An original member, Bob Lash, shares memories, photographs, stories, diagrams from the early days of personal computing.
   http://www.bambi.net/bob/homebrew.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks/
Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, CPRM and that Very Frightening Photo Open in a new browser window
   An interview with Monte Davidoff regarding the 4K BASIC interpreter he wrote with Gates and Allen.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks/
http://www.naur.com/
Naur, Peter Open in a new browser window
   Introduction to the works of Peter Naur, legendary Danish computer scientist, key in the creation of Algol 60, the N in BNF. Online papers, bibliography, book. English, Dansk.
   http://www.naur.com/
http://catb.org/~esr/
Raymond, Eric Open in a new browser window
   Open Source spokesman and author of the New Hacker's Dictionary. Resume, writings, speaking engagements, FAQ, and links.
   http://catb.org/~esr/
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ret/
Tarjan, Robert E. Open in a new browser window
   Algorithm and data structure researcher (see also Knuth and Dijkstra)
   http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ret/
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/ken/
Thompson, Ken Open in a new browser window
   The father of the Unix operating system
   http://plan9.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/ken/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wheeler
Wheeler, David Open in a new browser window
   Wikipedia biography of one of the pioneers of the Edsac computer at Cambridge, who helped to develop programming language. Includes links to obituaries.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wheeler
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/
Wired Magazine Archive: People Open in a new browser window
   A collection of interviews with notable IT people, including computing and Internet pioneers.
   http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/

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