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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Jerry Lawson (B)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who pioneered in Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Groupware?

<p>Clarence 'Skip' Ellis (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Ada Lovelace (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the software used in the Apollo moon missions?

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

Who developed the first compiler for a programming language?

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

Who developed energy analytics code used for analyzing power technologies?

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>Grace Hopper (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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