Pioneers of Computing
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Who was the first African American supervisor at NASA?

  • Mary Jackson
  • Evelyn Boyd Granville
  • Melba Roy Mouton
  • Dorothy Vaughan (correct)
  • Who was NASA's first Black female engineer?

  • Melba Roy Mouton
  • Mary Jackson (correct)
  • Evelyn Boyd Granville
  • Dorothy Vaughan
  • Who worked on Project Echo, the first experiment in passive satellite communication?

  • Dorothy Vaughan
  • Mary Jackson
  • Evelyn Boyd Granville
  • Melba Roy Mouton (correct)
  • Who co-patented a frequency-hopping radio signal during World War II?

    <p>Hedy Lamarr</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who patented an adapter that allowed monochrome cameras to use colors?

    <p>Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is often referred to as the 'father of the video game cartridge'?

    <p>Jerry Lawson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who holds several patents for the IBM personal computer, including the first gigahertz computer chip and the color PC monitor?

    <p>Mark E. Dean</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who pioneered in Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Groupware?

    <p>Clarence 'Skip' Ellis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed algorithms to accurately model the shape of the Earth, forming the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS)?

    <p>Gladys West</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered to be the world's first computer programmer?

    <p>Ada Lovelace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who played a crucial role in the development of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence?

    <p>Alan Turing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the software used in the Apollo moon missions?

    <p>Margaret Hamilton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the first compiler for a programming language?

    <p>Grace Hopper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed energy analytics code used for analyzing power technologies?

    <p>Annie Easley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who played a crucial role in calculating the trajectories for NASA's space missions?

    <p>Katherine Johnson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered to be the 'father of the video game cartridge'?

    <p>Alan Turing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who co-patented a frequency-hopping radio signal during World War II?

    <p>Grace Hopper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who holds several patents for the IBM personal computer, including the first gigahertz computer chip and the color PC monitor?

    <p>Alan Turing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed algorithms to accurately model the shape of the Earth, forming the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS)?

    <p>Ada Lovelace</p> Signup and view all the answers

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