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Which Computer Scientist are You?

Celebrate CSEdWeek and spread the word by changing your Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or other social media profile photo to a computer scientist you identify with most.

 

Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
A pioneer in the field, Admirial Hopper was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and she developed the first compiler for a computer programming language
Mark Dean
Mark Dean
Mark E. Dean is an inventor and a computer scientist. He holds three of the nine original IBM patents upon which the IBM PC personal computers were based.
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace is regarded as the world’s first computer programmer. She was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine.
Larry Page
Larry Page
Lawrence “Larry” Page is an American computer scientist and industrialist, who co-founded Google Inc., along with Sergey Brin.
Helen Greiner
Helen Greiner is the co-founder of iRobot, Her 16+ years of experience in robotic technology includes work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry “Bill” Gates III is the author and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect.
Annie Easley
Annie Easley
Annie Easley was an African American computer scientist who worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Lewis Research Center. She developed and implemented computer code used in determining solar, wind, and energy projects for NASA. She published numerous papers and developed computer programs for a variety of energy projects.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Steven Jobs is an American business magnate and inventor. He is well known for being the co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple.

More famous computer scientists

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  • SAS
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • NCTM
  • Microsoft