History

Happy Birthday Ada Happy Birthday Ada- Biography and small portrait. Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace- Short biography and four portraits. Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers Ada: The Enchantress of Numbers- Comments on her, and her work, from a selection of people and publications in the field. Tools For Thought: The First Programmer Was a Lady Tools For Thought: The First Programmer Was a Lady- By Howard Rheingold. Online copy of well known 1985 book on the invention of modern computing; this chapter on Lady Ada Lovelac… Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace- Brief biography, by Dr. Betty Toole, along with a portrait and links. Ada Lovelace: Founder of Scientific Computing Ada Lovelace: Founder of Scientific Computing- Biography and portrait. GP&C founder GP&C founder- Presentation of GP&C Systems International and the founder Håkan Lans. Butler W. Lampson Butler W. Lampson- His page at Microsoft Research. Many useful papers, links, including a list of all of his projects. Jamboree Talks: Butler Lampson Jamboree Talks: Butler Lampson- University of Edinburgh, summaries of: Computer Security in the Real World (Milner lecture); Computer Systems Research: Past and Future; How to Bui… milliLampson milliLampson- A unit of talking speed, abbreviated mL. Most people talk about 200 milliLampsons. Butler Lampson talks at 1000. [Hacker Jargon dictionary] Butler Lampson Butler Lampson- Growing biography, with links to related topics. [Wikipedia] Excerpts: Butler Lampson's 'Hints for Computer System Design' Excerpts: Butler Lampson's 'Hints for Computer System Design'- Principle table and slogan outline explanation. Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence- Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil was online to answer questions on the Singularity theory: an era where humans and technology converge. Needs free regis… Ray & Terry's Longevity Products Ray & Terry's Longevity Products- Firm sells nutrient supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs) for longevity program documented in Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman book: Fantastic Voya… KurzweilAI.net KurzweilAI.net- News, analysis, and essays on emerging trends in many technologies: AI, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, life extension, related areas. Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever- By Raymond Kurzweil, Terry Grossman, M.D.; Rodale Books, 2004, ISBN 1579549543. Book site, with descriptions, excerpts, resourc… Singularity is Near Singularity is Near- By Raymond Kurzweil; Viking Press, 2005, ISBN 0670033847. Book site, with descriptions, excerpts, resources, news, press reviews, biography. The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence- By Ray Kurzweil; Penguin, 2000, ISBN 0140282025. Description, and comments by technology celebrities. Ray Kurzweil: Life in the Future Ray Kurzweil: Life in the Future- Will new technologies fundamentally change what it means to be human? Inventor and author discusses technology change and effects on everything f… Kurzweil Technologies, Inc. Kurzweil Technologies, Inc.- Research, development and marketing firm. Technologies: pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, evolutionary algorithms, signal processing, simu… Raymond Kurzweil Raymond Kurzweil- Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] Dr. Donald E. Knuth Dr. Donald E. Knuth- His very own page. Programming wouldn't be what it is today without this man. Invented TeX, Literate Programming, author of landmark series 'The Art of Comput… Rewriting the Bible in 0's and 1's Rewriting the Bible in 0's and 1's- Since the 1960s, Knuth has been writing the sacred text of computer programming. He's a little behind schedule, but he has an excuse: he took t… Interview with Donald Knuth Interview with Donald Knuth- Covers open source success, multicore architecture problems, disappointing lack of interest in literate programming, reusable code menace, and urban l… Innovations Interviews Donald Knuth on The Art of Computer Programming Innovations Interviews Donald Knuth on The Art of Computer Programming- Brief, insightful, pure text; Addison-Wesley Professional. Donald E. Knuth Donald E. Knuth- Author page: brief biography, links to all his books, interview. Donald Knuth, Founding Artist of Computer Science Donald Knuth, Founding Artist of Computer Science- Interview with Knuth, National Public Radio, by David Kestenbaum. Love at First Byte Love at First Byte- Featured article about Knuth's work, with recent photos. Stanford Magazine. The Art of Computer Programming The Art of Computer Programming- Danny Yee reviews first 3 volumes of Knuth's magnum opus. Donald Knuth Donald Knuth- Growing article, with many links to related topics. [Wikipedia] Donald Knuth: Leonard Euler of Computer Science Donald Knuth: Leonard Euler of Computer Science- Biography of the great scientist by Nikolai Bezroukov. Advogato Interview: Donald E. Knuth Advogato Interview: Donald E. Knuth- Medium long, deep interview, mostly about TeX, fonts, typography; some about Literate Programming, processors: MMIX, Transmeta, Pentium. Gives… Digital Research Digital Research- History archive of firm founded by Gary and Dorothy Kildall (nee McEwen) in 1974, which soon became the first successful PC OS company. Tributes to the Kildalls,… Wikipedia: Gary Kildall Wikipedia: Gary Kildall- Encyclopedia article, with links to many related topics. Eulogy of Gary Kildall Eulogy of Gary Kildall- By Tom Rolander. Discusses Mr. Kildall's contributions to computing. An Interview with Brian Kernighan An Interview with Brian Kernighan- By Mihai Budiu when he was a research intern at Ball Labs. Originally published in PC Report Romania, now translated into English. Report on OOPSLA97 Report on OOPSLA97- Summaries of Alan Kay keynote talk, Squeak Birds of a Feather (BOF) meeting, Squeak paper talk. By Mark Guzdial. Alan Kay: The PC Must be Revamped, Now Alan Kay: The PC Must be Revamped, Now- PCs should help people learn, not merely perform tasks, the prize-winning computer scientist says. CIO Insight. Smalltalk with Object-Oriented Programming Pioneer Kay Smalltalk with Object-Oriented Programming Pioneer Kay- Interview, on influences, history, rationale; laptops; advice. [SearchWebServices.com] Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay Squeak Wiki: Alan Kay- Brief biography, old picture, some links, contact information. Lisa Rein's Tour of Alan Kay's Etech 2003 Presentation Lisa Rein's Tour of Alan Kay's Etech 2003 Presentation- Covers history, Smalltalk, Squeak, Etoys, late binding, Croquet; Sketchpad, PDP1 Spacewar, Lisp; Ivan Sutherland, Doug Engl… Making COLAs with Pepsi and Coke Making COLAs with Pepsi and Coke- Describes new way to build programming languages, systems, environments, applications. By Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute. Building Your Own Dynamic Language is Fun and Easy Building Your Own Dynamic Language is Fun and Easy- Abstract, slide show, references, from First Steps on the Road to Reinventing Computing, by Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research I… Alan Kay: Is Computer Science an Oxymoron? Alan Kay: Is Computer Science an Oxymoron?- Summary of Kay talk, photograph series. Windley's Technometria. Alan Kay: The 100 Dollar Laptop and Powerful Ideas Alan Kay: The 100 Dollar Laptop and Powerful Ideas- Summary of Kay talk, photograph series. Windley's Technometria. Steps Toward the Reinvention of Programming Steps Toward the Reinvention of Programming- Brief citation, many forum comments. Lambda the Ultimate. Daddy, Are We There Yet? A Discussion with Alan Kay Daddy, Are We There Yet? A Discussion with Alan Kay- Smalltalk inventor speaks about computing today, and where it's going. [O'Reilly OpenP2P.com] Watch What I Do Watch What I Do- A Forward by Kay, from a book on programming by demonstration. Predicting The Future Predicting The Future- By Alan C. Kay; essay on how things get invented, and how to do better. [Stanford Engineering] Alan Kay Alan Kay- Growing article, with links to related topics. Wikipedia.