Kurt Gödel

Known for his two incompleteness theorems, Gödel heavily influenced the sciences and mathematics. Published in 1931 when he was 25 years of age, one year after finishing his doctorate at the University...

Alexander (Sandy) Shafto Douglas

Creator of the first graphic computer game, Douglas made important contributions in mathematical computing, computer education, and man-machine interfaces. 'Sandy' Douglas worked on EDSAC and later the Ferranti Pegasus. As a graduate student...

Alexander G. Fraser

Known for designing the Titan computer's file system and inventing cell-based networks that anticipated Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Fraser made lasting contributions to computing and networking. From 1966-1969 he was Assistant Director...

Robert (Bob) Cohn

Co-founder of Octel Communications, the company that commercialized voice mail and made it ubiquitous on cell phones, in companies, and on residential phones, Cohn established Octel with Peter Olson in 1982. Octel...

Elaine J. Weyuker

Leading researcher on rigorous software testing, including industrial evaluations of the comparative effectiveness and costs of such testing methods, Weyuker is an ACM Fellow, an IEEE Fellow (since 2003), and an AT&T...

Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci

Among those who designed a calculator, da Vinci stands as one of history's most remarkable minds — an Italian polymath regarded as the epitome of the "Renaissance Man", displaying skills in numerous...

Douglas Donald Troxel

Developer of COMPAREX, an industry-standard mainframe product, Troxel founded SERENA Consulting in 1980 and grew it into a publicly traded software company without venture capital. Raised on a farm near Lake City, Iowa,...

Stephen (Steve) Byram Furber

Principal designer of the BBC Micro and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor, Furber is probably best known for his work at Acorn Computers. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and represented...

James (Jim) F. Blinn

Creator of the pre-encounter animations for the Voyager project at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Blinn is one of the founders of the computer graphics industry. He has spent his career expanding industry...

Conrad (Conny) Palm

Contributor to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory, Palm also led the project that developed the first Swedish computer, the BARK. He enrolled at the School of Electrical Engineering at the Royal Institute...

Joseph Henry

Inventor of the electromagnetic relay that formed the basis of the electrical telegraph, Henry was also the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a founding member of the National Institute for...

Hugh Darwen

Chief architect on Business System 12, a database management system that faithfully embraced the principles of the relational model, Darwen has been recognized as a significant figure in the history of the...

Robert M. Price

Leader of Control Data's early strategic expansion into international operations and marketing, Price also drove the strategic move into information and systems integration services. He graduated from Duke University in 1952, and...

Daniel C. Edelstein

Leading expert in copper chip wiring technologies, Edelstein served as Chief Architect and driving force behind IBM's copper chip wiring technologies, first announced in 1997. These were devised to increase the speed...

Glenford (Glen) Myers

Leader of the team that developed the advanced computer system "SWARD" (Software Oriented Architecture), built and successfully operated in 1980, Myers is an American computer scientist, entrepreneur, and author. He founded two...

Harald Tveit Alvestrand

Author of several important RFCs, Alvestrand has served on the ICANN Board and as a member of the Unicode Board of Directors. He co-chaired the IETF EAI and USEFOR Working Groups.

David L. Harame

Lead developer of the world's first successful silicon germanium (SiGe) technology for analog and communications circuits, Harame has served as a Director at IBM, an IBM Fellow, an IEEE Fellow, and a...

Theodor (Ted) Holm Nelson

Inventor of hypertext and hypermedia, Nelson coined both terms in 1963 and published them in 1965. An American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology, he is also credited with the first...

Steven (Steve) Paul Jobs

Co-founder and CEO of Apple, Jobs was an American business magnate who also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios. He became a member of the board of The Walt...

James William Cooley

Co-developer of the Fast Fourier Transform, Cooley made one of the most significant contributions to mathematics and digital signal processing in the twentieth century. Cooley was born and raised in New York City....