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ewoooo!!! seun omo afonja d inventor of nairaland no dey dia o.

The op seem not to understand the difference btwn computer and internet.

elfico:
@Op many people you put up there are not COMPUTER SCIENTISTS in my opinion.

Zuckerberg an Elon Musk are programmers and entreprenueur.

You forgot Alan Turing, Bjarne Stroustup, Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Noam Chomsky e.t.c

is programming not under computer science?

elfico:
@Op many people you put up there are not COMPUTER SCIENTISTS in my opinion.

Zuckerberg an Elon Musk are programmers and entreprenueur.

You forgot Alan Turing, Bjarne Stroustup, Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Noam Chomsky e.t.c

is programming not under computer science?

CzarChris:
Great, but a name is missing here. Where is Philip Emeagwali?

JUST BROWSE ABOUT THE SCAM CALLED PHILIP EMEAGWALI

wintersnow:
Where's Nigeria's greatest computer scientists Philip Emeagwali

BROWSE ABOUT PHILIP EMEAGWALI...HE SCAMMED NIGERIANS...

Mykel4God:
If you’re interested in computer science and want to learn more about the industry, it’s always wise to start by studying its founding fathers (and mothers!) There is so much to learn from those who have gone before us, and sometimes it’s just fun to reflect on how technology has evolved.
But most importantly, as an aspiring computer scientist, you want to know about the famous computer scientists who have paved the way for you. Keep reading as we introduce you to some of the most notable men and women of the past and present.

10 famous computer scientists you should know about
Scientists are often thought of as those who study nature or chemistry and make discoveries in medicine. But we can’t over-look the scientists who chose to study a much different specimen: the computer. Read up on some famous computer scientists who have used their knowledge, expertise and inventive spirits to impact our world forever.


1. Barbara Liskov

Liskov helped develop and implement
programming languages like CLU, the first programming language to support data abstraction. CLU has become like a guidebook for other programming languages, such as Java, which borrow from its syntax and semantics. She also helped develop Argus , a high-level language designed to support the construction and maintenance of distributed programs.


2. Elon Musk

Referred to as the real Iron Man, Elon Musk is probably best known as the famous CEO of Tesla Motors and
SpaceX. However, he got his start with computers. At the age of 12 he began teaching himself to program which later paved the way for the launch of his first company, Zip2. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to become a co-founder of a company that later became PayPal, which allowed him to strike conversations with the brain-children behind Tesla Motors.


3. Larry Page

Can you go a week without Googling something? How about a day? We have Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin to thank for the trusty search engine. While at Stanford,
Page started Google as a research project, and Brin joined in. The two soon discovered that their project could be used to build a search engine the likes of which no one had ever seen.


4. Carl Sassenrath

What if your laptop could only perform one function at a time? You’d have to choose between typing a document and reading an article or browsing Facebook and checking your email. Everything would take ten, maybe even twenty times as long to complete if it weren’t for Carl Sassenrath’s Amiga Computer , the first multimedia personal computer of its time. Sassenrath is also the developer of REBOL, a specialized computer language technology.


5. Guido Van Rassum

If you’re interested in computers science, then you’ve probably heard of Python, the most popular coding language of 2015 according to codeeval . Python is known for its versatility and is used by countless programmers and companies including Spotify and Dropbox .


6. Mark Zuckerburg

One of the most recognized names on the list, Zuckerburg is the founder of the most widely-used social networking tool of our era. It’s hard to imagine life without it. But everyone has to start somewhere, and Zuckerburg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room as an exclusive site for Harvard students. Today the platform has become a place for friends and family to connect and business to build brand identity and engage with customers.


7. Brendan Eich

Whether you know what it is or not, you’ve probably heard of Java Script or even seen the language at work several times in your life. Brendan Eich developed the programming language or script, which is most widely used in HTML or browsing pages.


8. Tim Berners-Lee

What would the world be like today without “www.”? Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web. He laid out his vision for the internet-based sharing tool in 1989 while working at CERN and by 1991 others outside of CERN were invited to join the web. Tim not only invented the “www” that the internet still thrives on, but he fought to make sure the web stayed free and became
accessible for anyone.


9. Hedy Lamarr

Some may know her name or even recognize her face from old films like
Samson and Delilah and White Cargo. But Lamarr was more than just a pretty face. Co-inventor of the technology behind spread spectrum and frequency hopping, Lamarr didn’t realize she was helping to pave the way for technologies of the future like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth .


10. Bill Gates

One of the biggest names in computer science and culture as we know it, Bill Gates started his empire writing software for the Altair computer with childhood-friend Paul Allen. Soon after, the friends started Microsoft and by age 23, Gates’ company had grossed $2.5 million. Today, the company that founded Microsoft Windows and Office Suite is still a household name, and though Gates has stepped down as CEO, his company, foundation and philanthropy live on.

Bill Gates actually studied law so I don't understand why he is on this list.

where is Philip Emeagwali

CairoCharles:
Hedy lamarr,, mhen she's damn beautiful

She is

these are software programmers not computer scientists. they didn't patent any invention in the computer revolution,on the contrary they only programmed a software that was widely appreciated. what happens to names like
Phillip Emeagwali
mark dean

Wil van der Aalst – business process management , process mining , Petri nets
Scott Aaronson - quantum computing and
complexity theory
Hal Abelson – intersection of computing and teaching
Serge Abiteboul – database theory
Samson Abramsky – game semantics
Leonard Adleman – RSA , DNA computing
Manindra Agrawal – polynomial-time primality testing
Luis von Ahn – human-based computation
Alfred Aho – compilers book, the 'a' in AWK
Frances E. Allen – compiler optimization
Gene Amdahl – supercomputer developer, founder of Amdahl Corporation
David P. Anderson – volunteer computing
Andrew Appel – compiler of text books
Cecilia R. Aragon – inventor of the treap , human-centered data science
Bruce Arden – programming language compilers (GAT, MAD), virtual memory architecture, MTS
Sanjeev Arora – PCP theorem

joepentwo:
And where's Charles Barbage?

the op is obviously not a computer scientist.
no turner, no Francis bacon not even the founder of the internet Lee or even Linux the founder of Linux operating system

Very soon my name will be there

Chukwuma Fredrick must be on that list before 2023.



#YOLO

elfico:
@Op many people you put up there are not COMPUTER SCIENTISTS in my opinion.

Zuckerberg an Elon Musk are programmers and entreprenueur.

You forgot Alan Turing, Bjarne Stroustup, Charles Babbage, Ada Byron, Noam Chomsky e.t.c

And you still forgot one of the greatest. The Co-creator abi Co-founder :-D of the C programming language which he later used to write UNIX. DENNIS RITCHIE.

C is the backbone of a lot of software and programming languages today. Without C there would be no Unix, No Windows, No C++, No Unix, No OSX, no Java, no Python, no Ruby, no Go, etc etc

No Van Neumann and Alan Turing. You try well well.

wintersnow:
Where's Nigeria's greatest computer scientists Philip Emeagwali

CairoCharles:
and also the father of the Internet

That guy is a fraud.
A man who says I am the king is no king.

makinson2865:
where is Steve Job' s name biko?

Jobs is not a computer scientist.
He is a business man.

CairoCharles:
and also the father of the Internet

Uncle get your facts right, Philip emeagwali is NOT THE FATHER OF THE INTERNET.

Most of THE feats attributed to him are mere claims .

www.nairaland.com/534775/how-philip-emeagwali-lied-way/24

ifyboy60:
the op is obviously not a computer scientist.
no turner, no Francis bacon not even the founder of the internet Lee or even Linux the founder of Linux operating system

Uncle read well, he included Tim Berners Lee (father OF THE internet)

this list is highly disappointing and quite frankly, incomplete, without Alan Turing. how could you make a list about Computer Scientists who have impacted the world and you could not include Alan Turing?

mofewilkie:
Uncle get your facts right, Philip emeagwali is NOT THE FATHER OF THE INTERNET.

Most of THE feats attributed to him are mere claims .

www.nairaland.com/534775/how-philip-emeagwali-lied-way/24

zero chill

Marleek:
Bill Gates actually studied law so I don't understand why he is on this list.

It isn't about what you study but your contribution.
Zuckerberg studied psychology.

Leonard Kleinrock – Packet switching, Larry Roberts – ARPAnet, Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn – TCP/IP,

OP didn't say the most famous or best, he was just listing some of them so I see no reason you guys should criticize him.

Mykel4God:
If you’re interested in computer science and want to learn more about the industry, it’s always wise to start by studying its founding fathers (and mothers!) There is so much to learn from those who have gone before us, and sometimes it’s just fun to reflect on how technology has evolved.
But most importantly, as an aspiring computer scientist, you want to know about the famous computer scientists who have paved the way for you. Keep reading as we introduce you to some of the most notable men and women of the past and present.

3. Larry Page

Can you go a week without Googling something? How about a day? We have Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin to thank for the trusty search engine. While at Stanford,
Page started Google as a research project, and Brin joined in. The two soon discovered that their project could be used to build a search engine the likes of which no one had ever seen.



7. Brendan Eich

Whether you know what it is or not, you’ve probably heard of Java Script or even seen the language at work several times in your life. Brendan Eich developed the programming language or script, which is most widely used in HTML or browsing pages.


8. Tim Berners-Lee

What would the world be like today without “www.”? Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web. He laid out his vision for the internet-based sharing tool in 1989 while working at CERN and by 1991 others outside of CERN were invited to join the web. Tim not only invented the “www” that the internet still thrives on, but he fought to make sure the web stayed free and became
accessible for anyone.


10. Bill Gates

One of the biggest names in computer science and culture as we know it, Bill Gates started his empire writing software for the Altair computer with childhood-friend Paul Allen. Soon after, the friends started Microsoft and by age 23, Gates’ company had grossed $2.5 million. Today, the company that founded Microsoft Windows and Office Suite is still a household name, and though Gates has stepped down as CEO, his company, foundation and philanthropy live on.

I respect all but my ultimate respect to rhe above

Godstraight:
this is avery ignorant list,where is alan turing

Or Steve Jobs ?

Rubbish list

Mykel4God:
If you’re interested in computer science and want to learn more about the industry, it’s always wise to start by studying its founding fathers (and mothers!) There is so much to learn from those who have gone before us, and sometimes it’s just fun to reflect on how technology has evolved.
But most importantly, as an aspiring computer scientist, you want to know about the famous computer scientists who have paved the way for you. Keep reading as we introduce you to some of the most notable men and women of the past and present.

10 famous computer scientists you should know about
Scientists are often thought of as those who study nature or chemistry and make discoveries in medicine. But we can’t over-look the scientists who chose to study a much different specimen: the computer. Read up on some famous computer scientists who have used their knowledge, expertise and inventive spirits to impact our world forever.


1. Barbara Liskov

Liskov helped develop and implement
programming languages like CLU, the first programming language to support data abstraction. CLU has become like a guidebook for other programming languages, such as Java, which borrow from its syntax and semantics. She also helped develop Argus , a high-level language designed to support the construction and maintenance of distributed programs.


2. Elon Musk

Referred to as the real Iron Man, Elon Musk is probably best known as the famous CEO of Tesla Motors and
SpaceX. However, he got his start with computers. At the age of 12 he began teaching himself to program which later paved the way for the launch of his first company, Zip2. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to become a co-founder of a company that later became PayPal, which allowed him to strike conversations with the brain-children behind Tesla Motors.


3. Larry Page

Can you go a week without Googling something? How about a day? We have Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin to thank for the trusty search engine. While at Stanford,
Page started Google as a research project, and Brin joined in. The two soon discovered that their project could be used to build a search engine the likes of which no one had ever seen.


4. Carl Sassenrath

What if your laptop could only perform one function at a time? You’d have to choose between typing a document and reading an article or browsing Facebook and checking your email. Everything would take ten, maybe even twenty times as long to complete if it weren’t for Carl Sassenrath’s Amiga Computer , the first multimedia personal computer of its time. Sassenrath is also the developer of REBOL, a specialized computer language technology.


5. Guido Van Rassum

If you’re interested in computers science, then you’ve probably heard of Python, the most popular coding language of 2015 according to codeeval . Python is known for its versatility and is used by countless programmers and companies including Spotify and Dropbox .


6. Mark Zuckerburg

One of the most recognized names on the list, Zuckerburg is the founder of the most widely-used social networking tool of our era. It’s hard to imagine life without it. But everyone has to start somewhere, and Zuckerburg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room as an exclusive site for Harvard students. Today the platform has become a place for friends and family to connect and business to build brand identity and engage with customers.


7. Brendan Eich

Whether you know what it is or not, you’ve probably heard of Java Script or even seen the language at work several times in your life. Brendan Eich developed the programming language or script, which is most widely used in HTML or browsing pages.


8. Tim Berners-Lee

What would the world be like today without “www.”? Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web. He laid out his vision for the internet-based sharing tool in 1989 while working at CERN and by 1991 others outside of CERN were invited to join the web. Tim not only invented the “www” that the internet still thrives on, but he fought to make sure the web stayed free and became
accessible for anyone.


9. Hedy Lamarr

Some may know her name or even recognize her face from old films like
Samson and Delilah and White Cargo. But Lamarr was more than just a pretty face. Co-inventor of the technology behind spread spectrum and frequency hopping, Lamarr didn’t realize she was helping to pave the way for technologies of the future like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth .


10. Bill Gates

One of the biggest names in computer science and culture as we know it, Bill Gates started his empire writing software for the Altair computer with childhood-friend Paul Allen. Soon after, the friends started Microsoft and by age 23, Gates’ company had grossed $2.5 million. Today, the company that founded Microsoft Windows and Office Suite is still a household name, and though Gates has stepped down as CEO, his company, foundation and philanthropy live on.

Where is Steve Jobs
Rubbish list

Mykel4God:
If you’re interested in computer science and want to learn more about the industry, it’s always wise to start by studying its founding fathers (and mothers!) There is so much to learn from those who have gone before us, and sometimes it’s just fun to reflect on how technology has evolved.
But most importantly, as an aspiring computer scientist, you want to know about the famous computer scientists who have paved the way for you. Keep reading as we introduce you to some of the most notable men and women of the past and present.

10 famous computer scientists you should know about
Scientists are often thought of as those who study nature or chemistry and make discoveries in medicine. But we can’t over-look the scientists who chose to study a much different specimen: the computer. Read up on some famous computer scientists who have used their knowledge, expertise and inventive spirits to impact our world forever.


1. Barbara Liskov

Liskov helped develop and implement
programming languages like CLU, the first programming language to support data abstraction. CLU has become like a guidebook for other programming languages, such as Java, which borrow from its syntax and semantics. She also helped develop Argus , a high-level language designed to support the construction and maintenance of distributed programs.


2. Elon Musk

Referred to as the real Iron Man, Elon Musk is probably best known as the famous CEO of Tesla Motors and
SpaceX. However, he got his start with computers. At the age of 12 he began teaching himself to program which later paved the way for the launch of his first company, Zip2. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to become a co-founder of a company that later became PayPal, which allowed him to strike conversations with the brain-children behind Tesla Motors.


3. Larry Page

Can you go a week without Googling something? How about a day? We have Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin to thank for the trusty search engine. While at Stanford,
Page started Google as a research project, and Brin joined in. The two soon discovered that their project could be used to build a search engine the likes of which no one had ever seen.


4. Carl Sassenrath

What if your laptop could only perform one function at a time? You’d have to choose between typing a document and reading an article or browsing Facebook and checking your email. Everything would take ten, maybe even twenty times as long to complete if it weren’t for Carl Sassenrath’s Amiga Computer , the first multimedia personal computer of its time. Sassenrath is also the developer of REBOL, a specialized computer language technology.


5. Guido Van Rassum

If you’re interested in computers science, then you’ve probably heard of Python, the most popular coding language of 2015 according to codeeval . Python is known for its versatility and is used by countless programmers and companies including Spotify and Dropbox .


6. Mark Zuckerburg

One of the most recognized names on the list, Zuckerburg is the founder of the most widely-used social networking tool of our era. It’s hard to imagine life without it. But everyone has to start somewhere, and Zuckerburg started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room as an exclusive site for Harvard students. Today the platform has become a place for friends and family to connect and business to build brand identity and engage with customers.


7. Brendan Eich

Whether you know what it is or not, you’ve probably heard of Java Script or even seen the language at work several times in your life. Brendan Eich developed the programming language or script, which is most widely used in HTML or browsing pages.


8. Tim Berners-Lee

What would the world be like today without “www.”? Berners-Lee is the inventor of the World Wide Web. He laid out his vision for the internet-based sharing tool in 1989 while working at CERN and by 1991 others outside of CERN were invited to join the web. Tim not only invented the “www” that the internet still thrives on, but he fought to make sure the web stayed free and became
accessible for anyone.


9. Hedy Lamarr

Some may know her name or even recognize her face from old films like
Samson and Delilah and White Cargo. But Lamarr was more than just a pretty face. Co-inventor of the technology behind spread spectrum and frequency hopping, Lamarr didn’t realize she was helping to pave the way for technologies of the future like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth .


10. Bill Gates

One of the biggest names in computer science and culture as we know it, Bill Gates started his empire writing software for the Altair computer with childhood-friend Paul Allen. Soon after, the friends started Microsoft and by age 23, Gates’ company had grossed $2.5 million. Today, the company that founded Microsoft Windows and Office Suite is still a household name, and though Gates has stepped down as CEO, his company, foundation and philanthropy live on.

Great naccossite

2. Elon Musk
Referred to as the real Iron Man, Elon Musk is probably best known as the famous CEO of Tesla Motors and
SpaceX. However, he got his start with computers. At the age of 12 he began teaching himself to program which later paved the way for the launch of his first company, Zip2. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to become a co-founder of a company that later became PayPal, which allowed him to strike conversations with the brain-children behind Tesla Motors.

That's my guy. Elon musk is the most love tech superstar in 21centry , He is consider by many as the Albert Einstein,Necola Tesla and Henry Ford of today

He is Credited for:

Co-founding X.com which later became PayPal (world first internet banking service) . When PayPal was sold to eBay, Elon musk hold the largest share. He got Hundreds of million dollars from the deal and went to co-found world smartest companies . Just last month he bought back X.Com

SPACEX : (World first and only Rocket company to send and land back rockets from orbit) One need to see how they do the impossible .

What's more fascinating is that he don't just lands rockets and Dragon capsole back to eath but He Reuse them again and again.

All world rockets company agreed to be inferior to SpaceX . Their expandle rockets cost more than $400million to build, His smart Rocket Falcon9 cost only 99million. He is also planning to Fayose and Knamdi Kanu to Mars
Lol

OP Elon musk server his own thread.

His energy company, will worth more than Apple in the next Ten years, his Electric car company Tesla is already worth more Than,, GM, Ford, Nissan, BMW . And he haven't yet produce a million car . Telsa are clean, autonomous (can drive you anywhere you want. And have beaten Lanbos and Ferrari to race. They are the fastest production car in the world. MusK is the greatest 21 centery innovator , the world compare him to Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla.

Godstraight:
this is avery ignorant list,where is alan turing

I can't believe d OP forgot the likes of Alan Turing, Charles Babbage, Dennis Ritchie and Tim Berner lee. Lol

naob:
OP didn't say the most famous or best, he was just listing some of them so I see no reason you guys should criticize him.

I wonder o
I just dey look them like............

And Mr MusK wasn't tired , He went and Proposed and Invent the HYPERLOOP (the Fift mood of transportation) . Hyperloop is the Fastest and safest mood of transport. Faster than Jets and planes it's makes 4 hour journey to 20 minutes journey. That's out of science fictional movie,huh? . But it real. :oCountries like, China, ,India, Japan, Korea, America and Dubhai will have the first fully operational Hyperloop system. What more can we ask from musK.