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"Tech Heroes" From Ada Lovelace to Jamie Z

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-know-kung-fu dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Web 2.0 Journal has launched a search for what it calls "the all-time heroes of i-Technology" (its own shorthand for 'Internet technologies'), reaching as far back as to The Countess of Lovelace, though whether or not Ada Lovelace is truly the first programmer is not discussed. As an exercise in reminding ourselves whose shoulders we are standing on when hurtlng towards the 21st-century, richer Web it's not a bad start. Naturally there are sins of omission..."

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  1. Bill Gates .. by rs232 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bill Gates for single handedly creating the Desktop computer, the GUI, the Web and the Internet .. :)

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    1. Re:Bill Gates .. by sgt_doom · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      I'll bet you happened to view the same WTO in Seattle documentary I did, where a typical idiot and WTO delegate (from America, 'natch) is arguing with a protester, and proclaiming that Bill Gates "invented the Internet to feed the poor."

      SHEEEESH!!!!

      Seriously though, that list MUST include The Woz (Steve Wozniak - or Steve #1). And, of course, the inclusion of Doug Englebart should be a no-brainer. And anyone who lists Ann Winblad on any list should be seriously discounted......