Give a brief overview of your assigned influential computing figure.
Possible topics of interest:
- Who were/are they?
- What background did they have?
- What did they do that influenced computing?
- For those associated with a programming language:
- What were the principle goals of the language?
- Who were its intended programmers?
- Who were its actual programmers?
- When was / is the language in wide usage?
- What languages is it a descendent of or ancestor to? Are there dialects or siblings languages?
- What impact did this language have on programmers, programming practice, and other programming languages?
Your paper can include small snippets of example code, or you may create figures that demonstrate key computing innovations.
Your bibliography should cite primary sources about your topic. Wikipedia is generally not considered a primary source.
The paper should be submitted in PDF format.
Papers will be graded on clarity, accuracy and completeness of information presented.