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August 29, 2019 10:50 pm
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Ask Slashdot: Who Are the 'Steve Wozniaks' of the 21st Century?
dryriver writes: There are some computer engineers -- working in software or hardware, or both -- who were true pioneers. Steve Wozniak needs no introduction. Neither do Alan Turing, Ada Lovelace or Charles Babbage. Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce started Intel decades ago. John Carmack of Doom is a legend in realtime 3D graphics coding. Aleksey Pajitnov created Tetris. Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita invented the Tamagotchi. Jaron Lanier is the father of VR. Palmer Luckey hacked together the first Oculus Rift VR headset in his parent's garage in 2011. To the question: Who in your opinion are the 21st Century "Steve Wozniaks," working in either hardware or software, or both?Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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