John Backus

John Backus

male, deceased (2007) (San Francisco, California, United States)
Turing Award laureate, programming language creator, National Medal of Science recipient, IBM704, Backus-Naur form, National Medal of Science…IBM employee, IBM, IBM Research employee
John Warner Backus was an American computer scientist. He led the team that invented the first widely used high-level programming language...
Max Mathews

Max Mathews

male, 83 years old
Indiana University, PeRFoRMaNCe, NYC, interaction, sound reproduction, Sc.D.…IBM704
Max Vernon Mathews (* November 13, 1926, in Columbus, Nebraska) was a pioneer in the world of computer music. He studied electrical engineering at...
Steve Russell

Steve Russell

male
digital equipment corporation, Dartmouth College, universal function, Steve "Slug" Russell, IBM704, Tech Model Railroad Club
Steve "Slug" Russell is a programmer and computer scientist most famous for creating Spacewar!, one of the earliest videogames, in 1961 with the...