Innovators in Computing Hunt
This hunt acquaints you with the pioneers of computing. When you are done, you'll realize that calling someone a Geek
or Nerd is actually the highest form of flattery!

Directions: Use the hypertext links to go to a web site that has the answer. Use the Go Menu to return to the hunt web page.
If a link is broken, use you Internet research skills to find the answer.

1. Bell invented the phone. Edison invented the light bulb. The Altair was the first personal computer. Who developed it?

2. Name the Steve who invented the first Apple Computer.

3. Marcian "Ted" Hoff's invention drastically changed computing. What did he invent?

4. Doug Engelbart has invented many things that make computing easier for us. Name three.

5. A revolutionary in thinking about computers, he believed in Man Computer Symbiosis.
He also envisioned a network of computers around the world. Name him.

6. In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a new language. You probably cannot speak it or write it.
Yet you use it all the time. What is that language?

7. At what age did Bill Gates become interested in computing?

What was his early vision of computing?

BTW - Gates did not invent the computer. He did develop software BASIC.

8. Your keyboard has its roots in the Typewriter which was invented by

9. In 1958, William Higinbotham wrote a program that was an interactive display for guests at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
What was it called?

It was probably the first what?

10. She is credited with being the first computer programmer. Name her. Use your Internet research skills to ascertain the answer.

11. Grace Murray Hopper invented the first computer compiler. What does she say about information and knowledge?

12. In Oct. 1982, the first CD player hit the shelves. Who came up with the idea for cds?

Use your online research skills to gleen the answers:

13. Vinton Gray Cerf has played a vital role in the development of _________________________________.

His role was so important he is called: ___________________________________________________

14. How was the Homebrew Computer Club important in computing history?

Is there a similar group in your school or community?

15. In 1977, Dennis C. Hayes invented a computer component that is essential to computer communication.
What did he invent.? What does his device do?

16. Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit.
What device did he go on to invent that helped people value the power of his IC's?

17. Using the resources at the Internet Society site, select 2 computer or Internet revolutionaries.
Write their name and what they contributed. (If the site asks for a sign in, just click cancel)

a.

b.

Use your online research skills to find the answer.

18. Robert E. Kahn was awarded the National Medal of Technology for

19. Linus Torvalds developed a basic operating system for computers called Linux.
What did he do with that OS (Operating System) that challenges companies that charge for their computer software?

20. Scott E. Fahlman developed something to smile about. What is it?

Enter one here:

21. Steve Jobs' Think Different leadership has changed our lives. Explain

22. The 2007 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg for simultaneously and independently
discovering giant magnetoresistance. How have their discoveries impacted your life?

23. Who would you say is the "father or mother" of the iPod?

(TAI - Think About It)

Who would you say made the greatest contribution to computing? Support your answer.

"Wherever smart people work, doors are unlocked." Steve Wosniak

Extensions:

Look into this: You would not leave a faucet running constantly in case you want to wash your hands.
Consider the costs of leaving a computer on all the time. The cost of electricity

How Much Juice Is Your Computer Using at Night? - “PCs are not hurt by turning them on and off a few times a day,” said Jonathan Koomey, a project scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Economic obsolescence is much more dangerous to PCs than turning them on and off.”

What do you conclude should be done? Leave it on / turn it off

Small Pieces, Loosely Joined activity | Food for thought - Did You Know 2.0? Are you 21st Century Literate?

The Internet - Actions can have lasting consequences

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2003 Cynthia J. O'Hora, In honor of Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs released to public domain. Posted 10/2003 revised 10/07.

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