Birth:
June 8, 1955|Currently 68 years old
Major Academic Events:
Contributions to Computer Science:
★ His major contribution was that he invented the World
Wide Web to share information from scientists to
universities worldwide
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Birth:
October 27, 1930|Currently 93 years old
Major Academic Events:
Contributions to Computer Science:
★ Her major contribution was working on Seasat
and Geosat, which lead to her creating an early model of
the GPS, which could precisely calculate the orbits of
satellites. Because of her making this, the GPS
system can make accurate calculations of any place on Earth.
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Birth:
November 9, 1914
Death:
January 19, 2000
Major Academic Events:
Hedy Lamarr was tutored privately from the age of four.
When she turned ten, Lamarr could speak four
languages, play piano proficiently, and dance.
Contributions to Computer Science:
In 2014, Hedy Lamarr developed her frequency hopping
technology, leading to the creation of WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, and
other wireless communications. This landed her in
the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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