Those Who Establish Greatness: The Founding Fathers of Computing, the Internet and Programming

By: Scaglia, Beatriz

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The great technological minds that create, invent and better existing concepts and ideas are known as the fathers, mothers, or founders of a specific entity. This book explores the lives, history and great contributions of those known as the fathers of computer technology, programming, the personal computer and the World Wide Web.

Included are Alan Turing, one of the fathers of the computer, Ada Lovelace, the mother of computer programming, Bob Kahn, one of the fathers of the internet, Henry Edward "Ed" Roberts, the father of the personal computer, plus more.

Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 124096269X
• ISBN13: 9781240962693
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"