For her contributions to program optimization and compiling for parallel computers
Gene Amdahl
1998 Fellow Award Honoree
For his fundamental and continuing work in computer architecture and design, project management and entrepreneurship
John Backus
1997 Fellow Award Honoree
For his development of FORTRAN, contributions to computer systems theory and software project management
Paul Baran
2005 Fellow Award Honoree
For fundamental contributions to the architecture of the internet and for a lifetime of entrepreneurial activity
Jean Bartik
2008 Fellow Award Honoree
For contributions as one of the first programmers of the groundbreaking ENIAC computing system in 1945, and for further assistance in converting the ENIAC system into one of the first stored-program computers
Gordon Bell
2003 Fellow Award Honoree
For his key role in the minicomputer revolution, and for contributions as a computer architect and entrepreneur
Tim Berners-Lee
2003 Fellow Award Honoree
For his seminal contributions to the development of the World Wide Web
Erich Bloch
2004 Fellow Award Honoree
For engineering management of the IBM Stretch supercomputer, and of the Solid Logic Technology used in the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry
Dan Bricklin
2004 Fellow Award Honoree
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet
Frederick P. Brooks
2001 Fellow Award Honoree
For his contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering
Vinton Cerf
2000 Fellow Award Honoree
For his contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering
Donald Chamberlin
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For his fundamental work on structured query language (SQL) and database architectures
Morris Chang
2007 Fellow Award Honoree
For dramatically accelerating the rate at which semiconductor-based devices and systems can be produced by developing the concept of an independent semiconductor manufacturing foundry
John Cocke
2002 Fellow Award Honoree
For his development and implementation of reduced instruction set computer architecture and program optimization technology
Fernando Corbato
2012 Fellow Award Honoree
Pioneer of timesharing and the Multics operating system
Whitfield Diffie
2011 Fellow Award Honoree
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
Douglas C. Engelbart
2005 Fellow Award Honoree
For advancing the study of human-computer interaction, developing the mouse input device, and for the application of computers to improving organizational efficiency
Bob Evans
2004 Fellow Award Honoree
For excellence in management of computer systems, hardware, and software development projects, including the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry
Robert Everett
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects
Federico Faggin
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Edward Feigenbaum
2012 Fellow Award Honoree
Pioneer of artificial intelligence and expert systems
Jay W. Forrester
1995 Fellow Award Honoree
For his perfecting of core memory technology into a practical computer memory device; for fundamental contributions to early computer systems design and development
Bob Frankston
2004 Fellow Award Honoree
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet
Steve Furber
2012 Fellow Award Honoree
Chief architect of the ARM processor architecture
Charles Geschke
2002 Fellow Award Honoree
For his accomplishments in the commercialization of desktop publishing with John Warnock and for innovations in scalable type, computer graphics and printing
Martin Hellman
2011 Fellow Award Honoree
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
John Hennessy
2007 Fellow Award Honoree
For fundamental contributions to engineering education, advances in computer architecture, and the integration of leading-edge research with education
Sir Antony Hoare
2006 Fellow Award Honoree
For development of the Quicksort algorithm and for lifelong contributions to the theory of programming languages
Marcian Hoff
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Grace Murray Hopper
1987 Fellow Award Honoree
For her development of programming languages, computer instruction, and lifelong naval service
Bill Joy
2011 Fellow Award Honoree
For his work on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Unix system and the co-founding of Sun Microsystems
Robert Kahn
2006 Fellow Award Honoree
For pioneering technical contributions to internetworking and for leadership in the application of networks to scientific research
Mitch Kapor
1996 Fellow Award Honoree
For his development of Lotus 1-2-3, the first major software application for the IBM PC
Alan Kay
1999 Fellow Award Honoree
For his fundamental contributions to personal computing and human interface development; co-founder Xerox PARC
Tom Kilburn
2000 Fellow Award Honoree
For his contributions to early computer design including random access digital storage, virtual memory and multiprograming
Donald Knuth
1998 Fellow Award Honoree
For his fundamental early work in the history of computing algorithms, development of the TeX typesetting language, and for major contributions to mathematics and computer science
Butler Lampson
2006 Fellow Award Honoree
For fundamental contributions to computer science, including networked personal workstations, operating systems, computer security and document publishing
Stan Mazor
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
John McCarthy
1999 Fellow Award Honoree
For his co-founding of the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and timesharing systems, and for major contributions to mathematics and computer science
Carver Mead
2002 Fellow Award Honoree
For his contributions in pioneering the automation, methodology and teaching of integrated circuit design
Ralph Merkle
2011 Fellow Award Honoree
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
Bob Metcalfe
2008 Fellow Award Honoree
For fundamental contributions in the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet
Marvin Minsky
2006 Fellow Award Honoree
For co-founding the field of artificial intelligence, building the first artificial neural network, creating early robotics systems, and developing the "Society of Mind" theory of human and machine intelligence.
Gordon Moore
1998 Fellow Award Honoree
For his fundamental early work in the design and production of semiconductor devices, co-founder Fairchild and Intel
Ken Olsen
1996 Fellow Award Honoree
For his introduction of the minicomputer, co-founder Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
David Patterson
2007 Fellow Award Honoree
For fundamental contributions to engineering education, advances in computer architecture, and the integration of leading-edge research
with education
Dennis Ritchie
1997 Fellow Award Honoree
For his co-creation, with Ken Thompson, of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language
Jean Sammet
2001 Fellow Award Honoree
For her contributions to the field of programming languages and its history
Masatoshi Shima
2009 Fellow Award Honoree
For for his work as part of the team the developed that Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Alan F. Shugart
2005 Fellow Award Honoree
For his lifelong contributions to the creation of the modern disk drive industry
Ivan E. Sutherland
2005 Fellow Award Honoree
For the Sketchpad computer-aided design system and for lifelong contributions to computer graphics and education.
Charles (Chuck) Thacker
2007 Fellow Award Honoree
For leading development of the Xerox PARC Alto, and for innovations in networked personal computer systems and laser printing technologies
Ken Thompson
1997 Fellow Award Honoree
For his co-creation, with Dennis Ritchie, of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language
Linus Torvalds
2008 Fellow Award Honoree
For the creation of the Linux kernel and the management of open source development of the widely used Linux operating system
John Warnock
2002 Fellow Award Honoree
For his accomplishments in the commercialization of desktop publishing with Charles Geschke and for innovations in scalable type, computer graphics and printing
David Wheeler
2003 Fellow Award Honoree
For his invention of the closed subroutine, his architectural contributions to the ILLIAC, the Cambridge Ring, and computer testing
Maurice V. Wilkes
2001 Fellow Award Honoree
For his contributions to computer technology, including early machine design, microprogramming, and the Cambridge Ring network
Sophie Wilson
2012 Fellow Award Honoree
Chief architect of the ARM processor architecture
Niklaus Wirth
2004 Fellow Award Honoree
For seminal work in programming languages and algorithms, including Euler, Algol-W, Pascal, Modula, and Oberon
Steve Wozniak
1997 Fellow Award Honoree
For his invention of the first single-board microprocessor-based microcomputer, the Apple I; co-founder Apple Computer
Konrad Zuse
1999 Fellow Award Honoree
For his invention of the first program-controlled, electromechanical, digital computer and the first high-level programming language, "Plankalkul."
Whitfield Diffie
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
Martin Hellman
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
Ralph Merkle
Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, and Ralph Merkle for their work on public key cryptography
Bill Joy
For his work on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Unix system and the co-founding of Sun Microsystems
Federico Faggin
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Marcian Hoff
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Stan Mazor
For for his work as part of the team that developed the Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Masatoshi Shima
For for his work as part of the team the developed that Intel 4004, the World's first commercial microprocessor
Donald Chamberlin
For his fundamental work on structured query language (SQL) and database architectures
Robert Everett
For his work on the MIT Whirlwind and SAGE computer systems and a lifetime of directing advanced research and development projects
Jean Bartik
For contributions as one of the first programmers of the groundbreaking ENIAC computing system in 1945, and for further assistance in converting the ENIAC system into one of the first stored-program computers
Bob Metcalfe
For fundamental contributions in the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet
Linus Torvalds
For the creation of the Linux kernel and the management of open source development of the widely used Linux operating system
John Hennessy
For fundamental contributions to engineering education, advances in computer architecture, and the integration of leading-edge research with education
David Patterson
For fundamental contributions to engineering education, advances in computer architecture, and the integration of leading-edge research
with education
Morris Chang
For dramatically accelerating the rate at which semiconductor-based devices and systems can be produced by developing the concept of an independent semiconductor manufacturing foundry
Charles (Chuck) Thacker
For leading development of the Xerox PARC Alto, and for innovations in networked personal computer systems and laser printing technologies
Sir Antony Hoare
For development of the Quicksort algorithm and for lifelong contributions to the theory of programming languages
Robert Kahn
For pioneering technical contributions to internetworking and for leadership in the application of networks to scientific research
Butler Lampson
For fundamental contributions to computer science, including networked personal workstations, operating systems, computer security and document publishing
Marvin Minsky
For co-founding the field of artificial intelligence, building the first artificial neural network, creating early robotics systems, and developing the "Society of Mind" theory of human and machine intelligence.
Paul Baran
For fundamental contributions to the architecture of the internet and for a lifetime of entrepreneurial activity
Douglas C. Engelbart
For advancing the study of human-computer interaction, developing the mouse input device, and for the application of computers to improving organizational efficiency
Alan F. Shugart
For his lifelong contributions to the creation of the modern disk drive industry
Ivan E. Sutherland
For the Sketchpad computer-aided design system and for lifelong contributions to computer graphics and education.
Erich Bloch
For engineering management of the IBM Stretch supercomputer, and of the Solid Logic Technology used in the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry
Dan Bricklin
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet
Bob Evans
For excellence in management of computer systems, hardware, and software development projects, including the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry
Bob Frankston
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet
Niklaus Wirth
For seminal work in programming languages and algorithms, including Euler, Algol-W, Pascal, Modula, and Oberon
Gordon Bell
For his key role in the minicomputer revolution, and for contributions as a computer architect and entrepreneur
Tim Berners-Lee
For his seminal contributions to the development of the World Wide Web
David Wheeler
For his invention of the closed subroutine, his architectural contributions to the ILLIAC, the Cambridge Ring, and computer testing
Charles Geschke
For his accomplishments in the commercialization of desktop publishing with John Warnock and for innovations in scalable type, computer graphics and printing
John Warnock
For his accomplishments in the commercialization of desktop publishing with Charles Geschke and for innovations in scalable type, computer graphics and printing
John Cocke
For his development and implementation of reduced instruction set computer architecture and program optimization technology
Carver Mead
For his contributions in pioneering the automation, methodology and teaching of integrated circuit design
Frederick P. Brooks
For his contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering
Jean Sammet
For her contributions to the field of programming languages and its history
Maurice V. Wilkes
For his contributions to computer technology, including early machine design, microprogramming, and the Cambridge Ring network
Frances Allen
For her contributions to program optimization and compiling for parallel computers
Vinton Cerf
For his contributions to computer architecture, operating systems, and software engineering
Tom Kilburn
For his contributions to early computer design including random access digital storage, virtual memory and multiprograming
Alan Kay
For his fundamental contributions to personal computing and human interface development; co-founder Xerox PARC
John McCarthy
For his co-founding of the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and timesharing systems, and for major contributions to mathematics and computer science
Konrad Zuse
For his invention of the first program-controlled, electromechanical, digital computer and the first high-level programming language, "Plankalkul."
Gene Amdahl
For his fundamental and continuing work in computer architecture and design, project management and entrepreneurship
Donald Knuth
For his fundamental early work in the history of computing algorithms, development of the TeX typesetting language, and for major contributions to mathematics and computer science
Gordon Moore
For his fundamental early work in the design and production of semiconductor devices, co-founder Fairchild and Intel
Dennis Ritchie
For his co-creation, with Ken Thompson, of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language
Ken Thompson
For his co-creation, with Dennis Ritchie, of the UNIX operating system, and for development of the C programming language
John Backus
For his development of FORTRAN, contributions to computer systems theory and software project management
Steve Wozniak
For his invention of the first single-board microprocessor-based microcomputer, the Apple I; co-founder Apple Computer
Mitch Kapor
For his development of Lotus 1-2-3, the first major software application for the IBM PC
Ken Olsen
For his introduction of the minicomputer, co-founder Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Jay W. Forrester
For his perfecting of core memory technology into a practical computer memory device; for fundamental contributions to early computer systems design and development
Grace Murray Hopper
For her development of programming languages, computer instruction, and lifelong naval service