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Significant People in Computer Science

Introduction

Computer science is a relatively new field.
In the not-so-distant past, computer science studies
were a branch of most mathematics departments at the
college and university level.

Your Assignment

Using the Internet, you will research the computer scientists listed
below, describing the contributions of each to the field of Computer Science.

Scholarly work is expected of you.

Two paragraphs for each scientist will suffice.

Images of these people are welcomed.

The List

Dr. Ken Thompson
Dr. Dennis Ritchie
Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup
Dr. Grace Hopper

Dr. Brian Kernighan

References

References are required in the form of URLs.

Provide at least two different web sites for each person, ten different sites alltogether.

The URLs will be located after the last line of content for each person.

Only one person may appear on a page.

Notes

Major achievements DO NOT INCLUDE hobbies, where they were born, when they
graduated from school, where they played pro ball, their mother's maiden name,
or the country they came from.

NOTE: wikipedia is NOT a valid site as a reference this project