Honor Roll
| Name Sort descending | Noted For | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon D. Goldstein | Best known for contributions to the UNIVAC computer project | Best known for his contributions to the UNIVAC computer project, Goldstein received a degree in electrical engineering from Clarkston College of Technology at Potsdam, New York. In 1941 he began… |
| Gordon Earle Moore | Co-founder of INTEL; Moore's Law | Co-founder of Intel Corporation and author of Moore's Law, Moore published his famous prediction in an article on 19 April 1965 in Electronics Magazine. |
| Gordon Eubanks | Designer of CBASIC and CPM | Designer of CBASIC and CP/M tools, Eubanks is recognized as a microcomputer industry pioneer and one of the founding figures of the personal computer software era. While serving in the U.S… |
| Gordon Kidd Teal | Developer of the first silicon transistor | Developer of the first silicon transistor, Teal transformed the semiconductor industry. Born in South Dallas, Texas, he was Valedictorian at the Bryan Street High School in Dallas, Texas. He… |
| Gordon Matthews | Founder of ECS Communications (later VMX); one of the first companies which pioneered the commercialization of voicemail for corporate use | Founder of ECS Communications (later VMX), one of the first companies to pioneer the commercialization of voicemail for corporate use, Matthews was an American inventor and businessman. He also… |
| Gordon Stanley Brown | He was involved in the development of Whirlwind, the first all-digital computer | Involved in the development of Whirlwind, the first all-digital computer, Brown also originated many of the concepts behind automatic-feedback control systems and the numerical control of machine… |
| Gottfried Ungerboeck | Inventor of Trellis Coded Modulation | Inventor of trellis coded modulation, Ungerboeck is a pioneering researcher in digital communications. Ungerboeck received an electrical engineering degree (with emphasis on… |
| Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | Discovered the binary number system, anticipated Lagrangian interpolation, algorithmic information theory, and invented the calculus ratiocinator as well as a machine that could execute all four arithmetical operations, the Stepped Reckoner | Discoverer of the binary number system and independent co-inventor of infinitesimal calculus, Leibniz occupied a prominent place in the history of mathematics and the history of philosophy. He… |
| Grace M. Hopper | Development of COBOL | Developer of COBOL and pioneering computer scientist, Hopper was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and she developed the first compiler for a computer programming… |
| Grady Booch | Developing the Unified Modeling Language | Developer of the Unified Modeling Language, Booch got his first programming experience on a Fortran IV while in high school. Graduating from military academy in 1977, he worked as a software… |
| Gregg M. Townsend | Implementer of noteworthy aspects of the Icon runtime system and developer of the Arizona webcam | Implementer of noteworthy aspects of the Icon runtime system and developer of the Arizona webcam, Townsend worked at the University of Arizona for a total of 36 years, retiring in 2009, but… |
| Gregory Bateson | He helped extend systems theory/cybernetics to the social/behavioral sciences | A pioneer in extending systems theory and cybernetics to the social and behavioral sciences, Bateson had a natural ability to recognize order and pattern in the universe. In the 1940s he helped… |
| Gregory John Chaitin | Early contributor to algorithmic information theory and metamathematics, which is today, a common subject in any computer science curricula | One of the founders of algorithmic information theory and a key figure in metamathematics, Chaitin is an Argentine-American mathematician and computer scientist born in Argentina. Beginning in the… |
| Grete Hermann | Quantum Mechanics Foundational Work | Known for foundational work in both quantum mechanics and computer algebra, Hermann was a German mathematician, philosopher, and theoretical physicist whose critique of Von Neumann's no hidden… |
| Grigore Constantin Moisil | Father of computer science in Romania | Considered the father of computer science in Romania, Moisil made foundational contributions to automata theory, many-valued algebras, and mathematical logic. Grigore Moisil attended… |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system | Known as the father of long distance radio transmission, Marconi was an Italian inventor celebrated for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Although he is often… |
| Guido van Rossum | Creator of the programming language, Python | Creator of the Python programming language, van Rossum is a Dutch computer programmer. In the Python community, Van Rossum is known as a "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), meaning that… |
| Gururaj S. Rao | Designer of Systems Leadership functions aimed at differentiating S/390 from its competition; personally responsible for IBM’s mainframe resurrection | Designer of Systems Leadership functions that differentiated S/390 from its competition, Rao is personally credited with IBM's mainframe resurrection. His team successfully implemented IBM's… |
| Gustav Tauschek | Developer of numerous improvements for punched card-based calculating machines | Developer of numerous improvements for punched card-based calculating machines, Tauschek was an Austrian pioneer of information technology who worked in this field from 1922 to 1945. During the… |
| Guy Lewis Steele | Noted for his work in designing and documenting several computer programming languages | Noted for designing and documenting several computer programming languages, Steele has served on accredited standards committees ECMA TC39 (ECMAScript, for which he was editor of the first edition… |
| Gwendowlyn K Bell | Computing History Presevation | Founding President and Co-founder of The Computer Museum and Co-founder of the Computer History Museum, Bell has also served as President of the ACM. |
| H. Berry Cash | Co-founder of Mostek Corporation which was instrumental in founding the DRAM market | Co-founder of Mostek Corporation, which was instrumental in founding the DRAM market, Cash has had over 35 years of experience building successful businesses in the technology industry. He is one… |
| Hakon Wium Lie | Proposing the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) | Proposer of the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Wium Lie worked as an employee at W3C, where he developed CSS into a W3C Recommendation. Wium Lie proposed the Acid2 test, which was… |
| Hamid Pirahesh | Major contributor to query language industry standards | Major contributor to query language industry standards, Pirahesh is an IBM Fellow, ACM Fellow, and Senior Manager at IBM Research at IBM Almaden in San Jose, California. He has been responsible… |
| Hans C. Pfeiffer | Inventor of PREVAIL, IBM's E-Beam Projection approach for Next Generation Lithography | Inventor of PREVAIL, IBM's E-Beam Projection approach for Next Generation Lithography, Pfeiffer was a physicist best known for his contributions to the development of electron beam lithography (… |
| Hans Christian Ørsted | Discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields; an important aspect of electromagnetism | Discoverer that electric currents create magnetic fields, Ørsted made an important contribution to our understanding of electromagnetism. He shaped post-Kantian philosophy and advances in science… |
| Hans Jack Berliner | Directed the construction of HiTech, a chess computer encompassing hardware and software capable of playing chess autonomously without human guidance | Director of the construction of HiTech, a chess computer capable of playing autonomously without human guidance, Berliner was also a former World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–68. He… |
| Hans Peter Anvin | Distinguished computer programmer | Distinguished computer programmer, Anvin is a Swedish programmer who has distinguished himself through contributions to Free and open source software projects. Anvin originated SYSLINUX, klibc,… |
| Hans Peter Luhn | Creator of the Luhn algorithm and KWIC (Key Words In Context) indexing used to validate a variety of identification numbers, such as credit card numbers, etc. and is in wide use today | Creator of the Luhn algorithm and KWIC (Key Words In Context) indexing, Luhn was a computer scientist for IBM whose work is in wide use today. The Luhn algorithm, or Luhn formula, also known as… |
| Hans-Joachim Queisser | Inventor of a high-power luminescent diode, an infrared light emitting diode (LED) that now forms the basis of almost every household remote control device | Inventor of a high-power luminescent diode — an infrared light emitting diode (LED) that now forms the basis of almost every household remote control device — Queisser was a solid-state physicist… |
| Harald Tveit Alvestrand | Author of several important RFCs. | Author of several important RFCs, Alvestrand has served on the ICANN Board and as a member of the Unicode Board of Directors. He co-chaired the IETF EAI and USEFOR Working Groups. |
| Harlan B. Mills | Noted for contributions to automata theory and structured programming | Pioneer in automata theory and structured programming, Mills transformed software development through his advocacy of mathematical and statistical principles in software engineering. In 1969,… |
| Harlan E. Anderson | Co-founder, DEC | Co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), which at one time was the second largest computer company in the world, Anderson built a career spanning research, industry leadership, and… |
| Harm Peter Hofstee | Chief architect of the synergistic processor elements in the Cell Broadband Engine, known from its use in the Sony Playstation 3 and the Roadrunner supercomputer that first broke the 1 Petaflop Linpack benchmark | Chief architect of the synergistic processor elements in the Cell Broadband Engine, Hofstee is known for his work on the processor behind the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Roadrunner supercomputer… |
| Harold (Bud) Lawson | Creator of the pointer variable in programming language and contributor to PL/I | Creator of the pointer variable in programming languages and contributor to PL/I, Lawson has been active in the field of computing since 1958 with broad international experience in industrial and… |
| Harold Cohen | Author of the celebrated AARON program, an ongoing research effort in autonomous machine (art making) | Author of the celebrated AARON program, an ongoing research effort in autonomous machine (art making) intelligence, Cohen is recognized as one of the few artists ever to have become deeply… |
| Harold Locke Hazen | Noted for contributions in differential analyzers | Pioneer in the development of differential analyzers, Hazen collaborated with Vannevar Bush at MIT to construct the first widely practical such machine, built 1928–1931 and comprising six… |
| Harriet Green | IBM Asia Pacific Chairman | Former chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific, Green was a British businesswoman who also led three IBM business divisions: Internet of Things, customer engagement, and education. She served as CEO… |
| Harry (Webb) McKinney | Co-leader of HP's post-merger integration team responsible for the planning and integration of HP and Compaq's systems, processes and people | Co-leader of HP's post-merger integration team responsible for the planning and integration of HP and Compaq's systems, processes, and people, McKinney brings a wealth of experience in mergers,… |
| Harry Douglas Huskey | Designer of the G15 computer for Bendix Aviation Corporation, which could perhaps be considered as the first "personal" computer in the world | Designer of the G15 computer for Bendix Aviation Corporation, which could perhaps be considered the first "personal" computer in the world, Huskey was an American computer design pioneer born in… |
| Harry Lewis Nelson | Co-discoverer of the 27th Mersenne prime in 1979; which at that time, the largest known prime number | Co-discoverer of the 27th Mersenne prime in 1979, which was at that time the largest known prime number, Nelson is also recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in writing optimized… |
| Harry M. Yudenfriend | Developer of a roadmap that has allowed consistent data growth, performance improvements, enhanced resilience, continuous availability, increased scale and improved efficiency at IBM | Developer of a roadmap enabling consistent data growth, performance improvements, enhanced resilience, continuous availability, increased scale, and improved efficiency at IBM, Yudenfriend was… |
| Harry Max Markowitz | Co-developer of SIMSCRIPT, the first simulation programming language | Co-developer of SIMSCRIPT, the first simulation programming language, Markowitz also received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1990 while a professor of finance at Baruch College… |
| Harry Sello | Responsible for the transfer of silicon transistor technology to Societa Generale Semiconduttore in Italy, negotiating cultural and industrial boundaries | Responsible for the transfer of silicon transistor technology to Societa Generale Semiconduttore in Italy, negotiating cultural and industrial boundaries, Sello is an American chemist born in… |
| Harry Wexler | Studied the use of computers for weather prediction and modification | A pioneer in the use of computers for weather prediction and modification, Wexler was an American meteorologist who attended Harvard University, and in 1939 was awarded a Ph.D. in meteorology from… |
| Hartmut Esslinger | Creator of a design strategy which transformed Apple from a "Silicon Valley Start-Up" into a global brand | Creator of a design strategy that transformed Apple from a "Silicon Valley Start-Up" into a global brand, Esslinger is a German-American industrial designer and inventor known for co-founding… |
| Harvey G. Cragon | Designer and builder of the first digital computer with Integrated Circuits (IC) and the first TTL computer | Designer and builder of the first digital computer with Integrated Circuits (IC) and the first TTL computer, Cragon is recognized as a pioneering American computer engineer. Born in Ruston,… |
| Hasso Plattner | Founder of SAP | Founder of SAP, Plattner developed R/3, the landmark enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that became a cornerstone of modern business computing. He led SAP to become the world leader in… |
| Heather Hinton | IBM Distinguished Security Engineer | Recognized as an IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Master Inventor, Hinton built a career of more than 25 years in computer security. She earned a Ph.D. in Computer and Electrical Engineering… |
| Hector de Jesus Ruiz | Former CEO, Advanced Micro Devices | Former CEO and executive chairman of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Ruiz led the semiconductor company through a period of major transformation. Hector de Jesus Ruiz was born in… |
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