Herman Hollerith : processing data with punched cards -- John von Neumann : computer architect -- Grace Hopper : amazing Grace -- John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr. : builders of ENIAC and UNIVAC -- An Wang : "Find a need and fill it" -- Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce : inventors of the chip that changed the world -- Bill Gates : "A computer on every desk and in every home" -- Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak : computers for the people -- Marc Hannah : graphics master -- Marc Andreessen : navigator on the net.
Summary:
Examines the lives and accomplishments of several computer geniuses who greatly influenced the rise of the computer era, from Herman Hollerith with his data punch cards up through people like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
Series:
Inspiring collective biographies
Indexed by:
Horn Book Guide, 4/2014 School Library Journal, 2/2014
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.