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Discover the people who shaped the world — and the extraordinary stories that inspire us to shape what comes next.

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Notable people

Caroline Herschel, Astronomers
Caroline Herschel
Astronomers
John McCarthy, Mathematicians
John McCarthy
American computer scientist
Sundar Pichai, Computer scientists
Sundar Pichai
Indian-American business executive
Bjarne Stroustrup, Computer scientists
Bjarne Stroustrup
Danish computer scientist
Shigeru Miyamoto, Computer scientists
Shigeru Miyamoto
Japanese video game designer
Marvin Minsky, Mathematicians
Marvin Minsky
American computer scientist
Igor Sikorsky, Engineers
Igor Sikorsky
Engineers
Sheryl Sandberg, Business & industry
Sheryl Sandberg
American technology executive
Ferdinand Porsche, Engineers
Ferdinand Porsche
Engineers
Nicolaus Otto, Engineers
Nicolaus Otto
Engineers
Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Astronomers
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Astronomers
Ward Cunningham, Computer scientists
Ward Cunningham
American programmer
Cesare Beccaria, Jurists & legal scholars
Cesare Beccaria
Jurists & legal scholars
Satya Nadella, Business & industry
Satya Nadella
Indian-American business executive
Lawrence Lessig, Jurists & legal scholars
Lawrence Lessig
American legal scholar
Chien-Shiung Wu, Physicists
Chien-Shiung Wu
Physicists
Gabe Newell, Business & industry
Gabe Newell
American programmer and businessman
Ken Thompson, Computer scientists
Ken Thompson
American computer scientist
Herman Hollerith, Inventors
Herman Hollerith
American inventor and statistician
Niklaus Wirth, Computer scientists
Niklaus Wirth
Swiss computer scientist
Demis Hassabis, Computer scientists
Demis Hassabis
British AI researcher
Lila Tretikov, Computer scientists
Lila Tretikov
Russian-American software engineer
John Hopfield, Physicists
John Hopfield
American physicist
Vint Cerf, Computer scientists
Vint Cerf
American computer scientist