IDG Connect's roundup from a week in business technology. IDG, world’s largest technology media company.
 
 

Early this week we took a look at the technology pioneers who passed away last year and realised that while some tech innovators have become household names – like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg – there’s a lot (alive and dead) who have made equally important contributions but who aren’t recognized, or even remembered. So, in case you have ever wondered who invented email, who built Colossus,or wanted to know more about Alan Turing, we have stories on some of the founding fathers of the industry…

 
 
 
 

FOUNDING FATHERS

 
Tommy Flowers: The forgotten father of computing?
 
We discuss why Tommy Flowers, inventor of Colossus, is not as well-known as he ought to be.
 
 
Tommy Flowers’ legacy: Computers vs. telephones
 
We catch up with Tommy Flowers’ son, Kenneth, to learn more about his dad.
 
 
This month in tech history: June – Alan Turing
 
More than 60 years since Alan Turing committed suicide, we look back at his life.
 
 
Forgotten tech father: Bill Tutte vs. Alan Turing?
 
We look at the legacy of Bill Tutte and why his name is still largely forgotten.
 
 
 
 

MODERN INNOVATORS

 
“It seemed a good idea” - Meet the man who invented email
 
Ray Tomlinson gave us email as we know it but got kudos rather than the cash for his world-changing innovation.
 
 
Meet the man who wrote Microsoft Word
 
Richard Brodie tells the story of how he helped create Microsoft Word, write books and play professional poker.
 
 
Meet the man who named (and helped make) Bluetooth
 
Jim Kardach was at the heart of a connectivity technology that became part of everyday life
 
 
Meet one of the early (pre-JavaScript) VR pioneers
 
We speak to VR pioneer Tony Parisi about the future of the industry.
 
 
Andy Grove, architect of Intel and modern tech business, is dead
 
Founding father of Silicon Valley created a thrusting relentless attitude at Intel.
 
 
 
 

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P.S. You can also look back at the tech pioneers we lost in 2015 and 2016.


 
 
 

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