Born:November 9th,1914
Died:January 19th,2000
Hedy Lamarr was one of the original hero's of computer science she was originally an actress but met a man named Hughes she was interested in his strive for innovation Hughes took a notice of this and gave Hedy equipment to work with in a trailer where she would tinker and create inventions after being introduced to this type of life Lamarr didn't want to stop and in 1940 her true colors would really shine after making some connections she would work with other scientists to create a device so the allies torpedo's would not get shot down and it would frequency hop this would pave the way to modern Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections we have today. So we can thank her for the wireless connections almost all of America and other countries use to this day.
Born:June 23rd,1945
Is still alive at 79
Major Academic Events:had a Bachelors degree in mathmatics at stanford university and then at UCLA earned a master's degree and then a doctorate in computer science
Vinton Cerf is another super hero of computer science sometimes being called the father of the internet and soon you will find out why. he had great academic awards like a bachelors degree in mathematics but also a masters and then a doctorate in computer science making him already an amazing person with skill. he made the internet more accessible through where he began to envision a network of packet-switching networks which would basically become the internet. After pretty much helping and creating the internet he would go on to manage multiple company's and help the government with cyber security. He was vice president at MCI Communications Corporation and "While at MCI he led the effort to develop and deploy MCI Mail, the first commercial e-mail service that was connected to the Internet." (Britannica paragraph 5) you can thank Mr. Cerf for helping create the internet we have today.
Born:march 26,1973
he is currently 49 years old
Major Academic Events:Recieved a computer engineering degree at Michigan University
Larry Page is a very imporant person and one of the greatest computer science heroes. He is the person who created google the search engine that almost all of the world uses today and is still only growing and developing since it's relaese in 1998. he was once the cheif executive CEO of google but has stepped down and today after stepping down as CEO at another company Alphabet inc. serves as one of their board of directors. Larry page has made using the internet very easy. Google allows you to find the information you need fast and easy allowing you to solve problems even quicker. If it weren't for Larry Page the world would be much different from today.
sources:Hedy Lemarr
HedyLemarr.com
WomensHistory.org
www.Brittanica.com
Sources:Vinton Cerf
www.Britannica.com
www.nsf.gov
www.internethalloffame.org
Sources:Larry Page
www.brittanica.com
www.forbes.com
www.bloomberg.com