Computer
Science
Famous Pioneers
Geroge Boole
Formalized Boolean algebra, the basis of digital logic and
computer science- 1847-1854
This is important today as without him formalising Boolean
algebra we wouldn’t have known about doing computer science.
Alan Turing
Invented the Turing machine computational model, the
conceiving of the stored program concept and the designing of the high-speed
ACE design. Considered as the father of computer science and Artificial
Intelligence-1936
With his work he was able to develop the idea of the modern
computer and artificial intelligence, which meant we could advance in
technology because of him.
He was famous as he was able to break the enemies codes in
second World War
John Atanasoff
John Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor, best known for being credit with inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital computer in the 1930s at Iowa State College-1939
John McCarthy
Invented LISP, a functional programming language-1955
John McCarthy was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence
McCarthy is also credited with developing an early form of time-sharing
McCarthy is also credited with developing an early form of time-sharing
Sophie Wilson
British computer scientist and software engineer. Wilson designed the Acorn Micro-Computer, the first of a long line of computers sold by Acorn Computers Ltd, including its programming language BBC BASIC-1980s
Acorn's first computer was very successful and led eventually to the development of the pre-built Acorn Atom. In 1981 Wilson extended the Acorn Atom's BASIC programming language for the home-market-aimed Acorn Proton. The Proton enabled Acorn to win the contract with the BBC to develop the BBC Micro. BBC BASIC, as it came to be known, is widely acknowledged as the best BASIC implementation there has been and the BBC Micro family of computers were a great success for Acorn, selling over one million units from initial aims of 12,000.
Acorn's first computer was very successful and led eventually to the development of the pre-built Acorn Atom. In 1981 Wilson extended the Acorn Atom's BASIC programming language for the home-market-aimed Acorn Proton. The Proton enabled Acorn to win the contract with the BBC to develop the BBC Micro. BBC BASIC, as it came to be known, is widely acknowledged as the best BASIC implementation there has been and the BBC Micro family of computers were a great success for Acorn, selling over one million units from initial aims of 12,000.
Tim Berners-Lee
Invented the Worldwide Web (WWW), he was able to send the
first HTTP communication between client and server – 1989-1990
The web leverages the key features of the Internet and makes them widely accessible to the public. Key features of the web in particular are its ease of use, universal accessibility, and ability to be quickly searched
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