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Born July 3, 1971 (age 53) • Townsville • Australia
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Konrad Zuse
German engineer
Joseph Weizenbaum
American computer scientist
Ray Tomlinson
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John von Neumann
John von Neumann
American mathematician
Alan Turing
Alan Turing
British mathematician and logician
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Vannevar Bush
American engineer
Lynn Conway, 2013
Lynn Conway
American computer scientist
Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis
British computer scientist
Ahn Cheol-Soo
Ahn Cheol-Soo
South Korean physician, educator, and entrepreneur
Blessed Carlo Acutis
Blessed Carlo Acutis
English-born Italian computer programmer
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
American computer programmer, businessman, and philanthropist
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Chelsea Manning
United States Army intelligence analyst
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John Carmack
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Mark Zuckerberg
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Geoffrey Hinton
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