Computer Inventors
Howard Aiken (1900-1973 U.S.A.)
Worked on the Mark computer series.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871 England)
English mathematician who invented a precursor to the computer.
John Backus (1924 – U.S.A.)
Wrote the first high level computer programming language, FORTRAN, with the aid of IBM.
Tim Berners-Lee (1955 England)
Invented the World Wide Web and HTML or hypertext markup language.
William Seward Burroughs (1855-1898 U.S.A.)
Invented the first practical adding and listing machine.
Nolan Bushnell (1943 U.S.A.)
Invented the video game Pong and is perhaps the father of computer entertainment.
Vinton Cerf (1943 U.S.A.)
Invented Internet protocols.
Adam Cohen (contemporary U.S.A.)
Invented the "electrochemical paintbrush", nanotechnology used in etching microchips.
Seymour Cray (1925-1996 U.S.A.)
Invented the Cray Supercomputer - the history of supercomputers.
Mark Dean (contemporary U.S.A.)
Co-invented improvements in computer architecture that allow IBM compatible PCs to
share the same peripheral devices.
Robert Dennard (1932 U.S.A.)
Received a patent for RAM or random access memory.
Presper Eckert (1919-1995 U.S.A.)
Behind the history of the ENIAC computer.
Brendan Eich (contemporary U.S.A.)
Created JavaScript.
Philip Emeagwali (1957 Nigeria – African American)
In 1989, Emeagwali won the Gordon Bell Prize for inventing supercomputer software.
Douglas Engelbart (1925 U.S.A.)
Invented the computer mouse and the first GUI software before Microsoft or Apple.
Federico Faggin (1941 Italy)
Received a patent for the first computer microprocessor.
James Fergason (1934 U.S.A.)
Invented liquid crystal display or LCD.
Jay W Forrester (1918 U.S.A.)
A pioneer in digital computer development and invented random access, coincidentcurrent, magnetic storage.
Bill Gates (1955 U.S.A.)
The chairman of Microsoft, their chief software architect, and the creator of many early PC
software programs.
James Gosling (1956 Canada)
Invented Java, a programming language and environment.
William R Hewlett (1913 U.S.A.)
Invented the audio oscillator and co-founded the electronics company, Hewlett-Packard the history of Hewlett Packard.
Marcian Hoff (1937 U.S.A.)
Received a patent for the first computer microprocessor - the history of microprocessor.
Herman Hollerith (18601929 U.S.A.)
Invented a punch-card tabulation machine system for statistical computation.
Grace Hopper (1906-1992 U.S.A.)
A computer genius associated the Mark Computer series - the history of computers.
Steve Jobs (1955 U.S.A.)
One of the forces behind the Apple computer.
Jack St Clair Kilby (1923-2005 U.S.A.)
Invented the microchip.
Ada Lovelace (1815-1852 England)
Wrote a scientific paper in 1843 that anticipated the development of computer software
artificial intelligence and computer music.
Akhil Madhani ((1968 Kenya (Indian parents) migrated to U.S.A.)
Honoured with the Lemelson-MIT Award for his robotics invention.
Thomas Massie (1971 U.S.A.)
Invented the haptic computer interface, a computer interface system that enhances virtual
reality.
John W Maunchly (1907-1980 U.S.A.)
Co-invented the ENIAC computer.
Stanley Mazor (1941 U.S.A.)
Received a patent for the first computer micro-processor. The history of the
microprocessor.
Robert D Maurer (1924 U.S.A.)
Invented fibre-optic communication innovations and co-invented fiber-optic wire.
James McLurkin (contemporary African American)
Invented "Robot Ants" robots.
Robert Metcalfe (1946 U.S.A.)
Introduced the world to network computing with the internet.
Dennis Moeller
Co-invented improvements in computer architecture that allows IBM compatible PCs to
share the same peripheral devices.
Kenneth H Olsen (1926 U.S.A.)
Invented vital computer components and is best known for inventing "Magnetic Core
Memory" and for co-founding the Digital Equipment Corporation.
Blaise Pascal (1623 1662 French)
The French scientist, Blaise Pascal has been credited with inventing the very first digital
calculator.
Dr. Dietrich Prinz (1903 German)
Dr. Dietrich Prinz wrote the original chess-playing program for a general purpose
computer.
Jacob Rabinow (1910-1999 Russian)
Jacob Rabinow received a patent for a automated scanning and sorting machines.
James Ritty (1837-1918 U.S.A.)
Invented what was nicknamed the Incorruptible Cashier - or the first working mechanical
cash register.
James T Russell (1931 U.S.A.)
James Russell invented the compact disc.
Luther Simjian (1905-1997 Turkey-Armenian migrated to U.S.A.)
He is most famous for his invention of the Bankmatic automatic teller machine (ATM).
George R Stibitz (1904-1995 U.S.A.)
George Stibitz is recognized as being the father of the modern digital computer.
John Henry Thompson (contemporary African American)
Invented lingo programming used in Macromedia Director and Shockwave.
Brent Townshend (1960 Canada)
The 56K modem was invented by Dr. Brent Townshend in 1996.
Don Wetzel
Don Wetzel and the history of the modern automated teller machines (ATM).
Steven Wozniak
Steven Wozniak was the co-founder of Apple Computers.
Gumpei Yokoi
Gumpei Yokoi was the creator of the Game Boy.
Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse was the inventor of the first freely programmable computer.