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Inventors Powerpoint
By Emily Cobb
Personal details: He was
born on the 26th of December
1791, London, England.
Why is he famous?: He was
a mathematician, philosopher,
inventor and mechanical
engineer, who is best
remembered now for
originating the concept of a
programmable computer.
Charles Babbage
His first
invention.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/babbage_charles.shtml
Personal details: She was born
December 10th 1815, London, England.
Why is she famous?: She was an
English mathematician and writer
chiefly known for her work on Charles
Babbage's early mechanical general-
purpose computer, the Analytical
Engine. Her notes on the engine
include what is recognised as the first
algorithm intended to be carried out
by a machine.
Ada Lovelacewww.computerhistory.org/babbage/adalovelace
Personal details:. He was born on the 23rd
of June1912, London, England
Why is he famous?:. He was highly
influential in the development of
computer science, providing a
formalisation of the concepts of
"algorithm" and "computation" with
the Turing machine, which can be
considered a model of a general
purpose computer.[
Alan Turinghttp://www.turing.org.uk/
Personal details:. He was
born on the 22nd of December
1905, London, England.
Why is he famous?:.
During World War II, Flowers
designed Colossus, the world's
first programmable electronic
computer, to help solve
encrypted German messages.
Tommy Flowershttp://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tommy_flowers.htm
Personal details:. He was born on the
28th of October, 1955, London,
England.
Why is he famous?:. He is an
American business magnate,
philanthropist, investor, computer
programmer, and inventor. Gates is the
former chief executive and chairman of
Microsoft, the world’s largest
personal-computer software company,
which he co-founded with Paul Allen.
Bill Gates
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/billg/
Steve J:
Personal details:. He was bron on the 24th
of February, 1955, San Francisco,
Califorrnia.
Why is he famous?:. He was an American
entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who
was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of
Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs / Steve Wozniak
Steve W: Personal details:. He was born on the 11th of August 1950, California, U.S.A.
Why is he famous?: He is an American inventor, electronics engineer, and computer programmer who co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.)
http://allaboutstevejobs.com/
http://www.biography.com/people/steve-wozniak-9537334#awesm=~oChPBFdvXefsdK
Personal details: He was born on the
8th of June 1955, London, England.
Why is he famous?: He is a British
computer scientist, best known as the
inventor of the World Wide Web.
Tim Burners-Leewebfoundation.org/about/sir-tim-berners-lee
Personal details:. He was born on
the 14th May 1984, California, U.S.A.
Why is he famous?: He is an
American computer programmer,
Internet entrepreneur, and
philanthropist. He is best known as
one of five co-founders of the social
networking website Facebook. As of
April 2013, Zuckerberg is the
chairman and chief executive of
Facebook, Inc.
Mark Zukerberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg
Personal details:. He was
born on the 26th of March
1973, Michigan. U.S.A.
Why is he famous?:. is an
American Business magnate
and computer scientist who
is the co-founder of Google,
alongside Sergey Brin
Lawrence Pagehttp://www.biography.com/people/larry-page-12103347#awesm=~oCdN6Cgry7FYPL
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