TIE 532
Profile of Historical Figure
Craig A. Cunningham, Ph.D.



 

Choose one of the folloiwng historical figures in the development of computers.

1. Atanasoff, John Vincent

2. Babbage, Charles

3. Berners-Lee, Tim

4. Cray, Seymour

5. Engelbart, Doug

6. Gates, William H, III (Bill)

7. Hewlett, Bill

8. Hopper, Grace Murray

9. Jobs, Steven P.

10. King, Ada Byron

11. Mauchly, John

12. Metcalf, Bob

13. Moore, Gordon

14. Packard, David

15. Turing, Alan Mathison

16. von Neumann, John

17. Williams, Frederic Calland

18. Wozniak, Steve

19. Zuse, Konrad

20. Herman H. Goldstine

21. Gottfried Leibniz

22. William Oughtred

23. Blaise Pascal

24. Herman Hollerith

25. William Burroughs

26. Nikola Tesla

27. Thomas J. Watson

28. Vannevar Bush

29. George Stibitz

30. Howard H. Aiken

31. Maurice V. Wilkes

32. William Bradford Shockley

33. Gene Amdahl

34. Jack Kilby

35. Benjamin Curley

36. H. Ross Perot

37. John Kemeny

38. Richard L. Wexelblat

39. John Blankenbaker

 

Create a PowerPoint presentation on your chosen figure. Include the following:

biographical overview

at least 10 images

at least 10 slides

the person's major accomplishments

any important publications

the long-term significance of the person's accomplishments

the relevance of the person to education (in the past, present, and future)

a glossary of up to 10 terms that help us to understand this person

at least three remaining questions you have about the person

at least 4 references (can be print or online) in a bibliography

Please email the PowerPoint presentation to the instructor prior to the next class and be prepared to give a 10-15 minute presentation.