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  Raymond, Eric - http://catb.org/~esr/
Open Source spokesman and author of the New Hacker's Dictionary. Resume, writings, speaking engagements, FAQ, and links.
  Tarjan, Robert E. - http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ret/
Algorithm and data structure researcher (see also Knuth and Dijkstra)
  Memoir of a Homebrew Computer Club Member - http://www.bambi.net/bob/homebrew.html
An original member, Bob Lash, shares memories, photographs, stories, diagrams from the early days of personal computing.
  Thompson, Ken - http://plan9.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/ken/
The father of the Unix operating system
  Wheeler, David - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wheeler
Wikipedia biography of one of the pioneers of the Edsac computer at Cambridge, who helped to develop programming language. Includes links to obituaries.
  Emeagwali, Philip - http://www.emeagwali.com/
Official site of Philip Emeagwali, voted Africa's greatest scientist by New African for his work on supercomputer development. Includes booking details plus links to speeches and articles.
  Berkeley, Edmund C. - http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/berkeley/
Father of the Personal Computer
  Naur, Peter - http://www.naur.com/
Introduction to the works of Peter Naur, legendary Danish computer scientist, key in the creation of Algol 60, the N in BNF. Online papers, bibliography, book. English, Dansk.
  Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, CPRM and that Very Frightening Photo - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks/
An interview with Monte Davidoff regarding the 4K BASIC interpreter he wrote with Gates and Allen.
  Wired Magazine Archive: People - http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/
A collection of interviews with notable IT people, including computing and Internet pioneers.
  Information Sciences Hall of Fame - http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/hall_of_fame/
Biographical details for many of the people who have played an important part in the foundation of Information Science.
  Bush, Vannevar: As We Are Thinking - http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group6/intro.html
Commentary on Bush's classic 1945 article 'As We May Think', which many view as the first clear description of hypermedia; by a class from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  Licklider, J.C.R.; 1915-1990, In Memoriam - http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/SRC/research-reports/abstracts/src-rr-061.html
In the 1960s, Licklider published his ideas on the future role of multiaccess interactive computing: 'Man-computer Symbiosis', and 'The Computer as a Communication Device'. Downloads in 5 formats.

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