Who Is Charting the Course of Computing Worldwide? The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists Profiled by TheBestSchools.org

GEORGETOWN, Ky., Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotics, cryptocurrency, machine learning, CGI, Internet security, and smartphones packing more computing power than NASA circa 1985 — today, our lives are radically different because of computer-driven technology. But who are the men and women charting our course through this digital age with their society-altering and leading-edge discoveries?

TheBestSchools.org profiles 50 notable computer scientists alive today who are influencing how we will live both now and in the future:

• The 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists
  https://thebestschools.org/features/most-influential-computer-scientists/ 

"For the living individuals who have done the most to bring about the computer revolution, the staff of TheBestSchools.org wanted to provide a human face and a discussion of their many accomplishments," says Dr. James Barham, the article author, and the president and general editor of TheBestSchools.org. "Nowhere else on the Internet, to our knowledge, can you find the most important living innovators in computer science gathered on one page and their achievements explained."

Alan Kay, Linus Torvalds, Radia Perlman, and Tim Berners-Lee are just a sampling of selected scientists, who span disciplines ranging from cryptography to artificial intelligence to quantum computing and even to game theory. The compilation offers not only biographies, but also provides links to the scientists' websites and important writings for those who wish to explore their accomplishments in greater depth.

"Our continuing series on thought leaders in crucial disciplines helps further our commitment to education," says Dan Edelen, marketing director for TheBestSchools.org. "We want to connect our readers and their daily use of digital technology to the computer science trailblazers who designed and created these amazing devices, languages, processes, and theories that make our lives easier and more fulfilling. Recognizing the men and women behind the science is our way of helping everyone to celebrate those who are taking us into tomorrow one byte at a time."

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