Name that Computer Scientist

Charles Baggage

"The Father of Computers" developed plans for a Difference Engine and Analytical Machine, the first digital, programmable computing machines.

Ada Lovelace

She is considered one of the first computer programmers. She worked with Charles Babbage and suggested that algorithms could be used to broaden the use of computers beyond number calculations.

Tim Berners-Lee

He was the inventor of the world wide web, html coding language, http transfer protocols, URI web addresses, and the first web browser.

Alan Turing

This man is widely considered the father of modern computing. He developed a machine capable of calculating any number. This machine was used to break the Germans Enigma code during World War II.

John Mauchly & Presper Eckert

Designed and created ENIAC, the first electronic digital, programmable computer, for the United States during World War II.

Jean Bartik

She was one of the first computer programmers tasked with programing ENIAC. Her methods and techniques laid the foundation for all future computer programming.

Steve Jobs

He was the co-founder of Apple computers. His company revolutionized personal computing with the inventions of the iMac and the iPhone, among others.

Grace Hopper

She was a trailblazing female computer scientist for the US Navy and Vassar College who helped to develop UNIVAC, the second commercial computer. She is also credited with the creation of the word "debugging."

Mark Dean

He is an inventor and engineer that worked for IBM and developed innovations such as the color PC monitor and system bus, which allowed printers and monitors to be plugged directly into a computer.