Marc Hanna

Accomplisments

With the help of Silicon graphic (A company he co-founded in 1982) he created programs such as Personal IRIS, Indigo, Indigo2, and Indy graphics. Theses programs gave birth to 3D special effects used for videogames, movies, ads, etc. He has also dedicated to scientific research settings, like aerospace and biotech engineering labs.


Sources

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/hannah-marc-regis-1956/
https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/marc-hannah-41
https://id.iit.edu/people/dr-marc-r-hannah/

Raj Reddy

Accomplisments

He pioneered artificial intelligence with the creation of Hearsay I capable of continuous speech recognition, and created the institutes dedicated to language, human computer interaction, automotive learning, and software research.

Sources

https://www.ri.cmu.edu/ri-faculty/raj-reddy/ /
https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/reddy_9634208.cfm
https://computerhistory.org/profile/raj-reddy/

Ivan Sutherland

Accomplisments

Sutherland, a pioneer of computer graphics, was most known for his groundbreaking and interactive computer program, sketchpad. Real-time design and drawing could bedone directly on a computer display using a light pen. This achievement paved the way for all other types of human-computer interactions. Ivan Sutherland’s other achievements include the development of the first head-mounted virtual reality display and the concept of using computer graphics to train commercial pilots. He has received several awards for his works, including the first US National Academy of Engineering Zworykin Award, a Smithsonian Computer World Award, The EFF Pioneer Award, the turning award, the Kyoto Prize, the IEEE John von Neumann Medal, and many more.

Sources

https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/sutherland_3467412.cfm/
https://www.pdx.edu/electrical-computer-engineering/ivan-sutherland
https://computerhistory.org/profile/ivan-sutherland/