Technology

Inventors, computing pioneers, and the tools they build.

People in Technology

14 profiles

Mathematician

Ada Lovelace

Recognising what a programmable machine could do beyond arithmetic.

Mathematician

Alan Turing

Helping break Enigma and laying foundations for computer science.

Computer scientist

Grace Hopper

Helping make computer programming readable in English-like language.

Computer scientist

Tim Berners-Lee

Inventing the World Wide Web.

Inventor

Nikola Tesla

Developing motors and systems for alternating-current electricity.

Inventor

Thomas Edison

Developing the phonograph and practical electric-lighting systems.

Inventor

Alexander Graham Bell

Developing and patenting an early practical telephone.

Mathematician

Claude Shannon

Establishing the mathematical foundations of digital communication.

Engineer

Ferdinand Porsche

Designing influential cars, including the Volkswagen prototype.

Inventor

Alfred Nobel

Inventing dynamite and leaving the fortune that established the Nobel Prizes.

Business executive

Tim Cook

Leading Apple through the iPhone era as chief executive from 2011 to 2026.

Actor

Hedy Lamarr

Co-inventing a frequency-hopping communications system while working as a Hollywood film star.

Engineer

Karl Benz

Building and patenting a pioneering practical petrol-powered automobile.

Engineer

Gustave Eiffel

Leading the company that built the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty’s internal framework.