19 Questions
Who was the first African American supervisor at NASA?
Dorothy Vaughan
Who was NASA's first Black female engineer?
Mary Jackson
Who worked on Project Echo, the first experiment in passive satellite communication?
Melba Roy Mouton
Who co-patented a frequency-hopping radio signal during World War II?
Hedy Lamarr
Who patented an adapter that allowed monochrome cameras to use colors?
Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena
Who is often referred to as the 'father of the video game cartridge'?
Jerry Lawson
Who holds several patents for the IBM personal computer, including the first gigahertz computer chip and the color PC monitor?
Mark E. Dean
Who pioneered in Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Groupware?
Clarence 'Skip' Ellis
Who developed algorithms to accurately model the shape of the Earth, forming the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
Gladys West
Who is considered to be the world's first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
Who played a crucial role in the development of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence?
Alan Turing
Who developed the software used in the Apollo moon missions?
Margaret Hamilton
Who developed the first compiler for a programming language?
Grace Hopper
Who developed energy analytics code used for analyzing power technologies?
Annie Easley
Who played a crucial role in calculating the trajectories for NASA's space missions?
Katherine Johnson
Who is considered to be the 'father of the video game cartridge'?
Alan Turing
Who co-patented a frequency-hopping radio signal during World War II?
Grace Hopper
Who holds several patents for the IBM personal computer, including the first gigahertz computer chip and the color PC monitor?
Alan Turing
Who developed algorithms to accurately model the shape of the Earth, forming the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
Ada Lovelace
Test your knowledge on Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, pioneers in computer science and programming. Learn about their contributions to the field and their lasting impact on modern computing.
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