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People

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General Reference

Computing Atlas. "People." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/sections/people.

APA Style

Computing Atlas. (n.d.). People. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/sections/people

BibTeX

@misc{computingatlas-people,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {People},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/sections/people},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The people whose work founded, advanced or is closely identified with computing: the scientists and engineers whose languages, systems and ideas this atlas records, with what they are known for and where the historical record credits or disputes their claim.

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Pioneers

Chemist and Businessman1Computer Scientist19Computer Scientist and Mathematician1Cryptographer1Electrical Engineer2Engineer1Engineer and Entrepreneur1Internet Pioneer2Inventor1Mathematician and Computer Scientist2Mathematician and Inventor1Physicist1Physicist and Engineer1Physicist and Inventor1Programmer1Programmer and Linguist1Software Engineer5

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