A panel of experts, which included Clive Holtham of Cass Business School, has named Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web in 1989, the most influential figure in technology over the last 150 years. The nominees were given marks across the following five categories: innovation; ground-breaking technology; industry success; impact on society and influence.
Here are the 10 most influential people in technology:
- Tim Berners-Lee: Founder of the modern World Wide Web
- Sergey Brin: Co-founder of Google
- Larry Page: Co-founder of Google
- Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor of the Radiotelegraph system
- Jack Kilby: Inventor of the Integrated Circuit and Calculator
- Gordon Moore: Co-founder of Intel
- Alan Turing: Played a major role in deciphering German Code in the 2nd World War
- Robert Noyce: Co-founder of Intel
- William Shockley: Co-inventor of the Transistor
- Don Estridge: Led the development of the IBM computer
The complete list, which was sponsored by Intel, can be found here.
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