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Choose one of the folloiwng historical figures in the development of computers.
Cray, Seymour |
Babbage, Charles |
Berners-Lee, Tim |
King, Ada Byron |
von Neumann, John |
Gates, William H, III (Bill) |
Moore, Gordon |
Hopper, Grace Murray |
Jobs, Steven P. |
William Burroughs |
Blaise Pascal |
Wozniak, Steve |
Vannevar Bush |
John Kemeny |
Turing, Alan Mathison |
Gottfried Leibniz |
Thomas J. Watson |
Gene Amdahl |
Create a PowerPoint presentation on your chosen figure. Include the following:
biographical overview
at least 10 images
at least 10 slides
the person's major accomplishments
any important publications
the long-term significance of the person's accomplishments
the relevance of the person to education (in the past, present, and future)
a glossary of up to 10 terms that help us to understand this person
at least three remaining questions you have about the person
at least 4 references (can be print or online) in a bibliography
Please email the PowerPoint presentation to the instructor prior to the next class and be prepared to give a 10-15 minute presentation.
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