Who shapes IT?

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If historical figures are included...

...there are others that are perhaps more influential than George Boole, as influential as he was:

Charles Babbage: Creator of the first programmable adding machine.

Alan Turing: Arguably the founder of modern computer science.

Thomas Watson: Longtime IBM CEO, whose company pioneered lock-in techniques used to this day.

Steve Jobs: Probably did more than anyone else to popularize the personal computer. He goes on this list because his contemporary influence is much less than his historical influence.

The list could go on, but that gives some idea. My suggestion is that a list of "who shapes IT" be limited to those who are shaping it now; one could have a different list of those whose past achievements have impacts that persist to the present, but it's really a different group of people.

Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 07/24/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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