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Explore the people, works, and institutions that shaped modern technology.

22 items
Work 1952

A-0 System

tool · 1952

Programming LanguagesCompilers
Ada Lovelace
Person

Ada Lovelace

First Computer Programmer

1830s–1850s

ComputingMathematicsAlgorithms
Alan Turing
Person

Alan Turing

Father of Computer Science

1930s–1950s

ComputingMathematicsCryptography
Work 1837

Analytical Engine

project · 1837

ComputingMechanical Engineering
Institution

Bletchley Park

lab · Buckinghamshire, England
Work 1940

Bombe

project · 1940

ComputingCryptographyElectrical Engineering
Charles Babbage
Person

Charles Babbage

Father of the Computer

1820s–1870s

ComputingMathematicsMechanical Engineering
Work 1959

COBOL

language · 1959

Programming LanguagesBusiness Computing
Work 1950

Computing Machinery and Intelligence

paper · 1950

ComputingArtificial IntelligencePhilosophy
Work 1822

Difference Engine

project · 1822

ComputingMechanical EngineeringMathematics
Work 2005

Git

project · 2005

Version ControlDeveloper ToolsOpen Source
Grace Hopper
Person

Grace Hopper

Mother of COBOL and Pioneer of Compilers

1940s–1990s

Programming LanguagesCompilersComputing
Work 1944

Harvard Mark I

project · 1944

ComputingElectrical Engineering
Institution

Harvard University

university · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Linus Torvalds
Person

Linus Torvalds

Creator of Linux and Git

1990s–present

Operating SystemsVersion ControlOpen Source
Work 1991

Linux Kernel

project · 1991

Operating SystemsOpen Source
Work 1843

Notes on the Analytical Engine

paper · 1843

ComputingMathematicsAlgorithms
Work 1936

On Computable Numbers

paper · 1936

ComputingMathematicsTheory of Computation
Institution

Open Source Development Labs

lab · Beaverton, Oregon, USA
Institution

United States Navy

org · United States
Institution

University of Cambridge

university · Cambridge, England
University of Helsinki
Institution

University of Helsinki

university · Helsinki, Finland