Curated category
American technology writers
- Eberhard ReesEberhard Rees arrived at the Army Research Center Peenemünde in the spring of 1939. He managed V-2 rocket fabrication and assembly during World War II.
- Vernor VingeVernor Steffen Vinge published his first short story, "Apartness", in the June 1965 issue of the British magazine New Worlds. He had just received his B.S.
- Bill GatesIn 1970, a group of students at Lakeside School in Seattle gathered around a Teletype Model 33 ASR terminal. Bill Gates was one of them.
- Eric SchmidtEric Emerson Schmidt was born on the 27th of April 1955 in Falls Church, Virginia. He spent part of his childhood in Italy while his father worked for the…
- Andrew NgAndrew Ng was born in London on the 18th of April 1976. His parents were immigrants from Hong Kong who worked as a hematologist and an arts administrator.
- Ray KurzweilRaymond Kurzweil grew up in Queens, New York City. He attended Kingsbury Elementary School PS188 during his childhood years.
- David M. EwaltDavid M. Ewalt was born in 1976 and began his career writing for InformationWeek. He moved from that role to become deputy editor of Forbes magazine.
- Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun was born on the 23rd of March 1912, in the small town of Wirsitz within the Province of Posen. His father served as Minister of Agriculture…
- Virgil GriffithVirgil Griffith was born in 1983 and grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He graduated from the Alabama School of Math and Science in 2002.
- Lewis MumfordLewis Mumford was born on the 19th of October 1895 in Flushing, Queens. He grew up in a household that valued education and culture.