3 Shapers of Computer Science: Charles Babbage, Bill Gates, Jakob Nielsen

3 Shapers of Modern Computer Science

This site gives an insight into three men who have had a great impact on the role of the computer in society today.

Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage

Inventor of the first universal digital computing device, the logical structure of the modern computer can be traced back to Babbage...more

Bill Gates
Bill Gates

Bill Gates has arguably had the single most decisive impact on how computers are used in the workplace and in the home...more

Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen

Nielsen has devoted his professional life to human-computer interaction (HCI) and Web usability - the science of making the Internet easier to use...more

This site was designed by Mairead Doolan of Athlone Institute of Technology, March-April 2001