Katie Bouman
Birth:
May 9th, 1989
Contributions:
Katie developed the algorithm to take pictures of a black hole. Katie Bouman is a professor, computer scientist, and engineer. She specializes in computational imaging. She helped make the code to take photos of the black hole. She recieved the electronic imaging scientist of the year award.
Education:
- She got her bachelor's at the University of Michigan
- She graduated from the University of Michigan with Summa Cum Laude honors
- She got her Master's and Doctorate at MIT
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Ajay Bhatt
Birth:
September 6, 1957
Contributions:
Ajay Bhatt helped create the USB. He pitched this idea first to Apple, Microsoft and other companies. Bhatt holds over 132 US/international patents. He helped co-invent other major innovations like the Accelerated Graphics Port, the Thunderbolt, and many more. He has be awarded many awards for his accomplishments.
Education:
- Got his Bachelor's at Maharaja Sayajirao University
- Got his Master’s from City College of NY
- Got the Achievement in Excellence Award
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Vinton Cerf
Birth:
June 23, 1943
Contributions:
Cerf is the Co-Designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. He worked with Robert Kahn, and they created the APARNET. After creating APARNET, they worked on TCP/IP to make transfer easier. He worked at the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Stanford
- Master of Science and Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA