My Computer Science Superheroes
Karlheinz Brandenburg
Born: June 20th 1954
Died: Currently alive.
Karlheinz Brandenburg is a German electrical engineer best known for leading the development of the MP3 audio compression format, which revolutionized how music is stored and shared digitally. His work made it possible to significantly reduce audio file sizes without major loss in quality, helping drive the rise of digital music, portable media players, and online streaming.
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John Mccarthy
Born: September 4th 1927
Died October 24 2011
John McCarthy was an American computer scientist who coined the term “artificial intelligence” and helped establish it as a field of study. He also created the Lisp programming language, which became important in early AI research.
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Alan Turing born:June 23rd 1912
Died: June 7th 1954
Alan turing created a vital part of computer science called the Turing machine, the Turing machine was designed to run off intructions on tape which is the basic function of modern computers. Turing also cracked the enigma code which helped the U.S win WWII.
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