Babbage, Charles
Charles Babbage, Charles Babbage, Charles Babbage (1791-1871), Reflections on the Decline of Science in England a, SJSU Virtual Museum, The Analytical Engine, The Babbage Pages, Wired Archive: Charles Babbage
Dijkstra, Edsger
Dijkstra, Pioneer of Computer Science, Dies, Edsger Dijkstra: RIP, Edsger W. Dijkstra Papers, 1971-1979, Edsger Wybe Dijkstra 1930 - 2002, How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt?, In Pursuit of Simplicity, MUF Mastery: Edsger W. Dijkstra
Engelbart, Douglas
1995 New Paradigms for Using Computers: Douglas En, Biographical Sketch: Doug Engelbart, BusinessWeek: The Man Behind the Mouse, Computerworld: This revolution brought to you by ., Douglas Engelbart, Douglas Engelbart and 'The Mother of All Demo, Douglas Engelbart Interviews, Dr. Dobb's Journal: A Conversation With Doug , Dreaming of the Future, Electronic Labyrinth: Douglas Engelbart
Flowers, Tommy
BT History: Tommy Flowers (1905-1998) : creating t, Newsbytes: Computer Pioneer Tommy Flowers Dies 11/, Tommy Flowers
Gates, Bill
About.com: Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Bill Gates Fan Network Community, Interview with Bill Gates, Learn Cool: Bill Gates Fan Club, The "Unofficial" Bill Gates, Tim's Bill Gates Report, Urban Legends: Bill Gates Is Sharing His Fortune, William H. Gates: Before Microsoft
Hopper, Grace Murray
Amazing Grace, Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Grace Murray Hopper, Grace Murray Hopper, Grace Murray Hopper, Grace Murray Hopper: Pioneer Computer Scientist, Hopper, Grace Murray, Inventor Grace Murray Hopper, Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, Remembering Grace Murray Hopper: A Legend in Her O
Jobs, Steve
Apple - Bios - Steve Jobs, Apple Expo Paris - Keynote, Creating Jobs: Apple's Founder Goes Home Agai, Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories, Jobs 2.0: A Timeline, Pineapple, Pixar About Us - Meet the Execs, Salon Directory, Salon.com: The once and future Steve Jobs, Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs
Kay, Alan
ACM1: Alan Kay: The Computer Revolution Hasn', Alan Kay, Alan Kay on Radio IDT: The Computer Revolution Has, ArtMuseum.net: Alan Kay ; Interface <1972>, Engelbart's Unfinished Revolution: Alan Kay, mprove: Alan Kay Bibliography, MUF Mastery: Alan Kay, Smalltalk.org: Alan Kay, SPACEWAR: Fanatic Life and Symbolic Death Among th, Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay
Kildall, Gary
Eulogy of Gary Kildall, Gary Kildall and Collegial Entrepreneurship, Recollections of Gary Kildall, The Gary Kildall Legacy
Knuth, Donald
Advogato Interview: Donald E. Knuth, Computer Literacy Interview: Donald Knuth, Donald Knuth wins Kyoto Prize, Donald Knuth: Leonard Euler of Computer Science, Dr. Dobb's TechNetCast Archives: Donald Knuth, Dr. Donald E. Knuth, Fatbrain: Donald Knuth Event, Innovations Interview: Donald Knuth, MUF Mastery: Donald Knuth
Lampson, Butler
Bologna Awards Honorary Doctorate to Butler Lampso, Butler W. Lampson, Butler W. Lampson Publications, Colloquium de Rocquencourt: Butler Lampson, Excerpts: Butler Lampson's 'Hints for Co, Jamboree Talks: Butler Lampson, National Academy of Sciences: Butler W. Lampson
Lovelace, Ada
Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, 1815-1852, Ada Byron Lovelace, Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace, Ada Lovelace, Ada Lovelace: Founder of Scientific Computing, Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers, Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace, Happy Birthday Ada, The Ada Picture Gallery, The Babbage Pages: Ada Lovelace
Minsky, Marvin
Brain Opera: Marvin Minsky, Conscious Machines, by Marvin Minsky, Marvin Lee Minsky: Matter, Mind and Models, Marvin Minsky Comment on Schooling, Minsky, Marvin, Minsky, Marvin: Abstracts, Review: Minsky's Society of Mind, Scientist on the Set: An Interview with Marvin Min, Wired Archive: Marvin Minsky
Muuss, Michael John
BRL-CAD, I Miss You Mike, Michael John Muuss, Michael Muuss, Monopoly, Slashdot:The Author of Ping is Reported Dead, The Register: PING Author Killed in Car Crash
Needham, Roger
BBC News - Computer Pioneer Dies, Business Weekly - No Compromising on the Quality, Guy Kewney's Mobile Campaign, Needham 50 and 5: Public, Observer - Lay it on in Shovels for Roger, Professor Roger Needham, 1935-2003, Q&A: Celebrating Five Years of Innovation at M, Roger Needham - An Informal Memoir, Roger Needham 1935-2003
Nelson, Ted
Lemonade, Orality and Hypertext: An Interview with Ted Nelso, Ted Nelson and Xanadu, Ted Nelson's Home Page, Ted Nelson, Hypertext Pioneer, Tools For Thought: Xanadu, Network Culture, and Be, Wired News: Hypertext Guru Has New Spin on Old Pla, Wired News: Programmer Reaches His Xanadu, Wired: The Curse of Xanadu
Neumann, John von
John von Neumann, John von Neumann, John von Neumann, John von Neumann: 1903 - 1957, John Von Neumann: Genius of Man and Machine, Neumann, John von, Tools For Thought: Johnny Builds Bombs and Johnny , Von Neumann
Papert, Seymour
ConnectedFamily.com, MIT Coop: Seymour Papert, MIT Media Lab: Seymour Papert, Papert.org: Professor Seymour Papert, School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Pap, The Children's Machine by Seymour Papert
Ritchie, Dennis
Chistory, Dennis M. Ritchie, Dennis Ritchie, Dennis Ritchie Home Page, ITworld: The Future According to Dennis Ritchie
Sinclair, Clive
Interview, Classic FM, Mensa - Sir Clive Sinclair, Planet Sinclair - Sir Clive Sinclair, Sinclair in Cambridge, The Adventures of Sir Clive, Uncle Sinclair, YSAC: Sir Clive Sinclair
Stallman, Richard
An Ode to Richard Stallman, FAIFzilla, Linux Today: Richard Stallman, 15 Years of Free So, Prince Kropotkin of Software, Salon 21st: The Richard Stallman Saga, Redux, Salon 21st: The Saint of Free Software, Stallman.org: Richard Stallman's Personal Pag, Wired Archive: Richard Stallman, ZDNet: Interview: GNU guru Richard Stallman
Sutherland, Ivan
IEEE John Von Neumann Medal Award, Ivan Sutherland: Profile, Tools For Thought: Machines to Think With
Wiener, Norbert
Norbert Wiener, Tools For Thought: Ex-Prodigies and Antiaircraft G, Wired Archive: Norbert Wiener
Wozniak, Steve
Slashdot - Steve Wozniak Unbound, The Tech - The Revolutionaries - Steve Wozniak, Woz.org
Zuse, Konrad
Konrad Zuse, Konrad Zuse, Konrad Zuse and His Computers, Konrad Zuse Internet Archive, The Life and Work of Konrad Zuse
Bush, Vannevar: As We Are Thinking
Commentary on Bush's classic 1945 article 'As We May Think', which many view as the first clear description of hypermedia; by a class from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Information Sciences Hall of Fame
Biographical details for many of the people who have played an important part in the foundation of Information Science.
McCarthy, John
Inventor of the Lisp programming language, arguably the oldest language in active use today (and a likely candidate for oldest high-level language overall, in competition with Fortran)
Memoir of a Homebrew Computer Club Member
An original Homebrew Computer Club member, Bob Lash, shares memories, photographs, stories and diagrams from the early days of personal computing.
Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, C
An interview with Monte Davidoff regarding the 4K BASIC interpreter he wrote with Gates and Allen.
Philip Emeagwali
Biography of an African American inventor, a pioneer in computing and the Internet. [PDF]
Raymond, Eric
Open Source spokesman and author of the New Hacker's Dictionary. Resume, writings, speaking engagements, FAQ, and links.
Tarjan, Robert E.
Algorithm and data structure researcher (see also Knuth and Dijkstra)
The Faces in Front of the Monitors
Pictures of people who have made a mark in any of the following: programmable computer systems, computer networks, the Internet or the security involved with those systems.
Watson, Thomas J. Jr. (1914-1993)
Long-time chairman of IBM (very brief bio)
Weiser, Mark (1952-1999): In Memoriam
Memorial site for the creator of "calm computing" / "ubiquitous computing"
Wheeler, David
Wikipedia biography of one of the pioneers of the Edsac computer at Cambridge, who helped to develop programming language. Includes links to obituaries.
Winograd, Terry
Terry Winograd is one of the foreground figures in research into human/computer interaction and natural language systems
Wired Magazine Archive: People
A collection of interviews with notable IT people, including computing and Internet pioneers.