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This is a list of people who have made major ''conceptual'' breakthroughs in [[computer science]]. | This is a list of people who have made major ''conceptual'' breakthroughs in [[computer science]]. | ||
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* [[George Boole|Boole, George]] (1815-1864) - inventor of [[Boolean algebra]] | * [[George Boole|Boole, George]] (1815-1864) - inventor of [[Boolean algebra]] | ||
* [[Dan Bricklin|Bricklin, Dan]] - invention of the first spreadsheet | * [[Dan Bricklin|Bricklin, Dan]] - invention of the first spreadsheet | ||
* [[Vinton Cerf|Cerf, Vinton]] - practical definition of the catenet principle of interconnecting networks, the basic idea of the [[Internet]] | |||
* [[Alonzo Church|Church, Alonzo]] (1903-1995) - proof that first-order logic is undecidable; Church's thesis; creation of the [[lambda calculus]] | * [[Alonzo Church|Church, Alonzo]] (1903-1995) - proof that first-order logic is undecidable; Church's thesis; creation of the [[lambda calculus]] | ||
* [[E. F. Codd]] (1923 - 2003) - the relational model for database management | |||
* [[David Deutsch|Deutsch, David]] (1953 - ) - pioneer of quantum computing | * [[David Deutsch|Deutsch, David]] (1953 - ) - pioneer of quantum computing | ||
* [[Eric Drexler]] (1955 -) - father of molecular nanotechnology | |||
* [[Jay Forrester]] (1918 -) - invention of core memory in 1953 (while working on the Whirlwind computer) | * [[Jay Forrester]] (1918 -) - invention of core memory in 1953 (while working on the Whirlwind computer) | ||
* [[Joseph Fourier|Fourier, Joseph]] (1768-1830) - invented of Fourier series (long before electronic computers), making possible imaging algorithms for radar, xrays, etc | * [[Joseph Fourier|Fourier, Joseph]] (1768-1830) - invented of Fourier series (long before electronic computers), making possible imaging algorithms for radar, xrays, etc | ||
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* [[Grace Hopper|Hopper, Grace]] (1906-1992) - invention of the compiler | * [[Grace Hopper|Hopper, Grace]] (1906-1992) - invention of the compiler | ||
* [[Donald Knuth|Knuth, Donald]] - created an encyclopedia of algorithms; pioneer in [[analysis of algorithms]] | * [[Donald Knuth|Knuth, Donald]] - created an encyclopedia of algorithms; pioneer in [[analysis of algorithms]] | ||
* [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz|Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm]] - discovered the binary number system (base 2) | |||
* [[Ada Lovelace|Lovelace, Ada]] (1815-1852) - wrote first computer program (instructions for calculating Bernoulli numbers on a Babbage machine) | * [[Ada Lovelace|Lovelace, Ada]] (1815-1852) - wrote first computer program (instructions for calculating Bernoulli numbers on a Babbage machine) | ||
* [[Dennis Ritchie|Ritchie, Dennis]] (1941- ) - Created [[C programming language]], co-developer of Unix. | * [[Dennis Ritchie|Ritchie, Dennis]] (1941- ) - Created [[C programming language]], co-developer of Unix. | ||
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* [[Alan Turing|Turing, Alan]] (1912-1954) - theory of computability | * [[Alan Turing|Turing, Alan]] (1912-1954) - theory of computability | ||
* [[John von Neumann|von Neumann, John]] (1903-1957) - first publication proposing use of same memory space for program instructions and data (idea now recognized as not created by JVN), merge sort algorithm, cellular automata | * [[John von Neumann|von Neumann, John]] (1903-1957) - first publication proposing use of same memory space for program instructions and data (idea now recognized as not created by JVN), merge sort algorithm, cellular automata | ||
* [[ | * [[Norbert_Wiener|Weiner, Norbert]] (1894 - 1964) Cybernetics. | ||
* [[Konrad Zuse|Zuse, Konrad]] (1910-1995) - likely invented the first electronic computer; likely the first designer to propose pipelining in [[processors]] | * [[Konrad Zuse|Zuse, Konrad]] (1910-1995) - likely invented the first electronic computer; likely the first designer to propose pipelining in [[processors]] | ||
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This is a list of people who have made major conceptual breakthroughs in computer science.
- Backus, John (1924-2007) - inventor of FORTRAN
- Babbage, Charles (1791-1871) - early theorist for how a computing machine could be programmed
- Boole, George (1815-1864) - inventor of Boolean algebra
- Bricklin, Dan - invention of the first spreadsheet
- Cerf, Vinton - practical definition of the catenet principle of interconnecting networks, the basic idea of the Internet
- Church, Alonzo (1903-1995) - proof that first-order logic is undecidable; Church's thesis; creation of the lambda calculus
- E. F. Codd (1923 - 2003) - the relational model for database management
- Deutsch, David (1953 - ) - pioneer of quantum computing
- Eric Drexler (1955 -) - father of molecular nanotechnology
- Jay Forrester (1918 -) - invention of core memory in 1953 (while working on the Whirlwind computer)
- Fourier, Joseph (1768-1830) - invented of Fourier series (long before electronic computers), making possible imaging algorithms for radar, xrays, etc
- Hamming, Richard (1915-1998) - invention of Hamming code for error correction
- Hopper, Grace (1906-1992) - invention of the compiler
- Knuth, Donald - created an encyclopedia of algorithms; pioneer in analysis of algorithms
- Leibnitz, Gottfried Wilhelm - discovered the binary number system (base 2)
- Lovelace, Ada (1815-1852) - wrote first computer program (instructions for calculating Bernoulli numbers on a Babbage machine)
- Ritchie, Dennis (1941- ) - Created C programming language, co-developer of Unix.
- Shannon, Claude (1916-2001) - association of boolean algebra with digital design; pioneering work in information theory
- Tukey, John (1915-2000) - introduction of the word "bit" as a contraction of binary digit and the word "software" in a computing context
- Turing, Alan (1912-1954) - theory of computability
- von Neumann, John (1903-1957) - first publication proposing use of same memory space for program instructions and data (idea now recognized as not created by JVN), merge sort algorithm, cellular automata
- Weiner, Norbert (1894 - 1964) Cybernetics.
- Zuse, Konrad (1910-1995) - likely invented the first electronic computer; likely the first designer to propose pipelining in processors