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J. C. R. Licklider

Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose theoretical frameworks significa...

Modern Computer American Networking

9.42 Excellent

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Russell Ohl

Russell Shoemaker Ohl was an American engineer and researcher at Bell Telephone Laboratories. In 1939, while investigati...

American Semiconductor Historical Materials

9.39 Excellent

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George W. Housner

George W. Housner was an American civil engineer recognized as a foundational figure in the field of earthquake engineer...

Modern American Structural Earthquake

9.36 Excellent

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Ralph B. Peck

Ralph B. Peck (1912–2008) was an American civil engineer who significantly influenced the development of modern geotechn...

Modern American Foundations Civil

9.31 Excellent

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Christopher C. Kraft Jr.

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924–2019) was an American aerospace engineer who played a central role in the early United St...

Modern American Aerospace Nasa

9.31 Excellent

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Max Faget

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American Aerospace Historical Nasa

9.31 Excellent

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W. Edwards Deming

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Modern American Industrial Quality

9.28 Excellent

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John Houbolt

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Modern American Aerospace Apollo

9.26 Excellent

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John Cocke

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Modern Computer American Risc

9.24 Excellent

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Elbert L. (Burt) Rutan

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Modern American Aerospace Experimental

9.16 Excellent

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James Buchanan Eads

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American Structural Historical Bridges

9.14 Excellent

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Louis Pouzin

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Computer French Contemporary Networking

9.12 Excellent

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Frederick Terman

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American Academic Silicon Valley Historical

9.03 Excellent

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Gerald Pearson

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American Historical Physicist Bell Labs

8.94 Great

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Elizabeth Feinler

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Internet Modern Computer American

8.83 Great

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Edwin Catmull

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Computer American Pixar Graphics

8.45 Great

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John Hennessy

John Hennessy is a prominent American computer engineer recognized for his pioneering work in computer architecture. He...

Computer American Architecture Risc

8.43 Great

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John Presper Eckert

John Presper Eckert was a pioneering American electrical engineer instrumental in the development of early computers. Hi...

Computer Hardware American Eniac

8.37 Great

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Butler Lampson

Butler Lampson is a prominent American engineer recognized for pioneering research in computer systems. His work at Xero...

Computer American Systems Parc

8.17 Great

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Gene Amdahl

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Computer American Mainframe Amdahl

8.00 Great