by leannaskillern2 | Aug 12, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Edwin Catmull |
| Profession |
Computer Scientist |
| Date of Birth |
1945-03-31 |
| Place of Birth |
West Virginia |
| Age |
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| Death Date |
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| Birth Sign |
Aries |
About Edwin Catmull
American computer scientist who is known as the president of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios. He has contributed to many developments in computer science.
Early Life of Edwin Catmull
He studied math, physics, and computer science at the University of Utah.
Trivia
He was named a Museum Fellow for the Computer History Museum in 2013.
Family Life
He married Susan Anderson Catmull.
Associated With
He was a Chief Technical Officer for Pixar, which was founded by Steve Jobs.
by Lyndsey Duncan | Jul 4, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Charles Babbage |
| Profession |
Computer Scientist |
| Date of Birth |
1791-12-26 |
| Place of Birth |
England |
| Age |
79 yrs |
| Death Date |
1871-10-18 |
| Birth Sign |
Capricorn |
About Charles Babbage
English polymath who is considered to be the Father of Computing for his invention of a calculating machine. He also originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Early Life Experience of Charles Babbage
He was taken out of school and taught by private tutors because of his frail health.
Trivia Info
His difference engine, which was an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions, was never constructed in his lifetime, but the idea formed the basis of modern computing.
Family Life and Relationship
He married Georgiana Whitmore on July 25, 1814.
Close Associates
Like Galileo Galilei, he created scientific instruments.
by Lyndsey Duncan | Jul 4, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Tim Berners Lee |
| Profession |
Computer Scientist |
| Date of Birth |
1955-06-08 |
| Place of Birth |
England |
| Age |
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| Death Date |
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| Birth Sign |
Gemini |
About Tim Berners Lee
British computer scientist who is widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989. He founded the World Wide Web Foundation in 2009, which works to improve the availability of the internet.
Early Life Experience of Tim Berners Lee
He got his degree in Physics from Queen’s College, Oxford.
Trivia Info
He was knighted in 2004 by Queen Elizabeth II for his work.
Family Life and Relationship
Tim’s parents were named Mary Lee Woods and Conway Berners-Lee. He was married to Nancy Carlson from 1990 to 2011. Berners-Lee later remarried Rosemary Leith. He has two children, Ben and Alice.
Close Associates
He was an IT whiz, much like Steven Jobs.
by Lyndsey Duncan | Jul 3, 2020 | Internet Celebrities
| Name |
Grace Hopper |
| Profession |
Computer Scientist |
| Date of Birth |
1906-12-09 |
| Place of Birth |
New York City, NY |
| Age |
85 yrs |
| Death Date |
1992-01-01 |
| Birth Sign |
Sagittarius |
About Grace Hopper
Computer scientist who developed a compiler system for computer programs and conceptualized the idea of machine-independent programming languages. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, which was finished in 1944.
Early Life Experience of Grace Hopper
She attended Vassar College, where she received a leave of absence from before being sworn into the United States Navy Reserve during World War II.
Trivia Info
She is credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) is named for her.
Family Life and Relationship
She married NYU professor Vincent Foster Hopper in 1930.
Close Associates
She was influenced by Barbara McClintock.
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