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List of computer science awards; List of computer scientists; List of Internet pioneers; List of people considered father or mother of a field § Computing; The Man Who Invented the Computer (2010 book) List of Russian IT developers; List of Women in Technology International Hall of Fame inductees; Timeline of computing; Turing Award; Women in ...
Prof. Joseph Weizenbaum, computer critic Kevin Warwick, cyborg scientist, implant self-experimenter; Niklaus Wirth, developed Pascal; Peter J. Weinberger, co-developer of the AWK language
Maurice Nivat – theoretical computer science, Theoretical Computer Science journal, ALGOL, IFIP WG 2.1 member; Jerre Noe – computerized banking; Peter Nordin – artificial intelligence, genetic programming, evolutionary robotics; Donald Norman – user interfaces, usability; Peter Norvig – artificial intelligence, Director of Research at ...
In many countries, there is a significant gender gap in computer science education. In 2015, 15.3% of computer science students graduating from non-doctoral granting institutions in the US were women while at doctoral granting institutions, the figure was 16.6%. [27] The number of female PhD recipients in the US was 19.3% in 2018. [28]
The British Computer Society Information Retrieval Specialist Group (BCS IRSG) in conjunction with the British Computer Society created an award in 2008 to commemorate the achievements of Karen Spärck Jones, a Professor Emerita of Computers and Information at the University of Cambridge and one of the most remarkable women in computer science.
Isaac Newton (1643–1727) [2] [3] For systemic use of experimentation in science and contributions to scientific method, physics and observational astronomy. The work of Principia by Newton, who also refined the scientific method, and who is widely regarded as the most important figure of the Scientific Revolution. [4] [5] Science (ancient)
This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. All entries must already have associated articles. Some persons notable as computer scientists are included here because they work in program as well as research.
George Elmer Forsythe (January 8, 1917 – April 9, 1972 [1]) was an American computer scientist and numerical analyst who founded and led Stanford University's Computer Science Department. [ 1 ] Forsythe came to Stanford in the Mathematics Department in 1959, and served as professor and chairman of the Computer Science department from 1965 ...