“Professor Wilkes is best known as the builder and designer of the EDSAC, the first computer with an internally stored program. Built in 1949, the EDSAC used a mercury delay line memory. He is also known as the author, with Wheeler and Gill, of a volume on "Preparation of Programs for Electronic Digital Computers" in 1951, in which program libraries were effectively introduced.” FirstsUsedLinesMemoriesKnownComputerBuiltProgramLibraryPreparationDesignerDigitalProfessorsVolumeDelayBuilderMercury Author:Maurice Wilkes
“Although I loved working on technology - I've always been a computer geek at heart - my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.” WorldHeartRealJobsTechnologyComputerCustomersProfessorsReal WorldGeek Author:Marc Benioff
“I am a professor at the computer science department, but I don't know how to use a computer, not even for Email.” KnowsUseScienceKnow HowComputerMathematicsDepartmentProfessorsEmailComputer Science Author:Endre Szemeredi
“Speaking of human computers, there is a guy named Art Benjamin, he's a human calculator. He says it's a skill he learned as a kid. Now he's a math professor at Harvey Mudd. He can find the square root of a six digit number in a few seconds. Practice.” HumansArtKidsGuyNumbersPracticeSkillsSixComputerArt IsRootsMathSecondsProfessorsSquaresHarveyCalculatorsSquare Roots Author:Bill Nye
“When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.” CompassionStudentsComputerProfessorsGraduatesComputer ScienceGraduate Students Author:Alan Perlis
“The company I invested in is probably a leader in that area. They're a company called Second Spectrum, which happens to be based in LA but was started by two USC computer-science professors. It's filled with guys who love sports, who played sports, but really look like programmers.” LooksTwoHappensGuySportsCompanyLeaderComputerAreasFilledProfessorsSpectrumProgrammersComputer ScienceUsc Author:Steve Ballmer
“When I studied computer science at Duke University in the first half of the 1980s, I had professors who treated women differently than men. I kind of got used to it. At Microsoft, I had to use my elbows and make sure I spoke up at the table, but it was an incredibly meritocratic place. Outside, in the industry, I would feel the sexism. I'd walk into a room and until I proved my worth, everyone would assume that the guy presenting with me had credibility and I didn't.” MenFeelsFirstsKindUseUsedGuyWalksRoomsHalfIndustryComputerTablesAssumingUniversityTreatedSpokesSexismProfessorsCredibilityMicrosoftPresentingComputer ScienceDukesElbowsDuke University Author:Melinda Gates