In the world of IT, there are many pioneers that helped contribute to the way we use technology today, from early ideas of what a computer could be way before one was actually made, to the inventor of Wi-Fi signals. In this report I will be discussing 6 of them and evaluating which is the ‘top pioneer’. Firstly, Augusta Ada King-Noel, known as the Countess of Lovelace was an English Mathematician and writer during the 19th century. Born in London on the 10th December 1815, she was the only ‘true’ child of the poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Milbanke (his wife) as all of his other children were born to other women who were not married to Byron. Lord Byron left England shortly after Ada’s birth and eventually died in the Greek war of Independence 8 years later. Due to her late-husband’s actions Ada’s mother decided to promote mathematics and writing to Ada to help prevent her getting the ‘insanity’ Anne believed Lord Byron had suffered from. Later, in 1835 Ada married William King, who three years later became Earl of Lovelace, giving Ada her title of ‘Countess of Lovelace’. After furthering her education with scientists such as: Andrew Crosse and Sir David Brewster, as well as author Charles Dickens to become an Analyst, she met fellow British mathematician ‘Charles Babbage’ through her private tutor. They developed an ongoing friendship and working relationship while famously working together on Babbage’s work on the Analytical Engine. An example of her work on this
Sophie Germain was born April 1st of 1776, an era of revolution. The American Revolution began around the year of her birth. Then thirteen years passed when the French Revolution began in her own country. In many ways Sophie personified the spirit of revolution into which she was born. She was a middle class female who went against the wishes of her family and the social prejudices of the time to become a highly recognized mathematician. Like the member of a revolution, her life was full of determination, up and downhill struggles. It took a long time for her to be recognized and appreciated for her contributions to the field of mathematics, but she did not give up. Because she was a woman she was never given as much credit as she was due
In her twenties Clara decided to expand her education further by attending the Clinton Liberal institute for higher learning. There she studied analytic geometry, calculus, astronomy, mathematics and natural science in addition to French, German, ancient history, philosophy and religion (Pryor 1987). With her highly atypical education for a woman of that time, Clara continued the close pupil-teacher relationships she had enjoyed in her earlier schooling.
Should Wi-Fi technology in the 21st century be kept from the wild? In The Atlantic article “Wifi in the Woods” by Jason Mark, the internet is difficult for people to get away from. Mark discusses that a group of people travelling to the tundra, including DJ Spooky (a record producer), adapted to their environment, when they encountered a loss of internet signal. He also explained that companies are laying out plans to add internet to wild country. Furthermore, he discusses the pros like checking weather information and global connectivity, and the cons like no escaping from government oppressors and losing the calmness of the wood. Wifi technology is of more positive development in rustic
Evelyn Boyd Granville was one of the first African Americans to be a Mathematician. She was well educated by schools that helped her become a teacher (Professor) and has a background of her family whom also helped.
When people think about mathematicians, they typically refer to white, doctorate-educated male. However, there are more women budding into the field of mathematics. This paper will focus on one special woman, an African-American woman by the name of Evelyn Boyd Granville. She is not the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics, but she, unlike Euphemia Lofton Haynes, stayed more out of the education field and primarily worked for NASA, contributing to many expeditions in space. Her contributions have inspired many young girls to look into and pursue a career in the field of mathematics.
Amalie Emmy Noether was born on March 23, 1882. She died on April 14, 1935. She was born in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany. She had three siblings, all of which died but one, her brother Fritz, who became a mathematician. Her father was also a mathematician. She wasn’t allowed to go to school, so she learned things that women were supposed to know and do, such as cooking and cleaning. People began to think she was a mathematical genius when she solved a brain teaser quickly at an early age while she was at a birthday party. Instead of going to college and learning more math, when she was older, she went to finishing school. There she focused on learning different languages, specifically English and French. When she completed school,
A young woman named Hedy Lamarr invented what you or your friends may call wifi. In the 1940s Lamarr created the one thing that changes many lives today by allowing us to access our own information or others. It is used in education, financing, and for fun! Other than all of this, wifi has been used to make life better, as technology was tended to be used for. Hedy Lamarr's invention of wifi changed my life the most.
When Galton was just fourteen in age, he reflected on his time spent at secondary school, writing that he “learned nothing and chafed at [his] limitations. [He] had craved what [he] was denied, namely, an abundance of good English reading, well-taught mathematics, and solid science” (Memories). Despite his high intelligence and craving for knowledge, Galton only earned a single degree in mathematics at Cambridge. And when his father died in 1844, and Galton received a large inheritance, he quit medical school and used the money to travel on his own and pursue independent research. As an autodidact, Galton spent his early life studying what most interested him, without having to meet the standards of conventional education.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carrol was born on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury. He was the third son and the first male of the Dodgson family. When Charles was eleven, his father was appointed pastor of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire, and the whole family moved there for the next 25 years. He began his education in his own house. He suffered from a stutter and deafness, which affected his social relations all his life. His great ability with mathematics allowed him to gain a position as Professor Christ Church, which he held for 26 years. At Oxford he was diagnosed with epilepsy, which by then constituted a considerable social stigma. He died on January 14, 1898. Charles wrote several books of mathematics, stood out in geometry, algebra, and logic. Then I refer to two writings where this brilliant author made use of the logic.
Marie Sophie Germain was born in Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France, on April 1, 1776, in a wealthy Persian family. Ambroise-Francois, her father, was a rich man who was assumed to be a wealthy silk merchant, or a goldsmith. Ambroise was elected as the representative of the bourgeoisie to Etats-Généraux en 1789, which had involved his daughter to witness many discussions with her father and his peers. When she was 13, The French Revolution broke out. Enforcing her to remain indoors,as she turned to her father’s library to take away her boredom where she became interested in mathematics. Pouring her time into each book as she had taught herself Latin and Greek, allowing her to read other famous mathematicians work such as Isaac Newton.
In the late 1950s, the roles of women were continuing to change. Beatrice was not getting praised for being a smart girl, she was getting praise for simply being smart. She continued to study physics at the University of Canterbury. Although there was no doubt expressed about Beatrice’s intelligence, she still had overcome the social hurtle of being one of the few women studying physics in her class. She was very ambitious and future oriented. Once stating
Simone Weil was born on February 3, 1909, in Paris. She was born to a affluent, well-educated, and Jewish family. Her father, Bernard Weil, was a physician and her mother, Selma Weil, was hailed from a rich jewish family. Simone’s elder brother, Andre Weil, became later known as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. Simone was fluent in ancient Greek, Sanskrit, and many other modern language during her education. As a child, she attended Lycee Fenelon. Simone took her baccalaureate degree in philosophy at 15. Simone then attended Ecole Normale noted for its academic rigor. There she accomplished a degree in ‘Science and Perception in Descartes’. At the age of 22, she was awarded with Agregation in Philosophy, a doctorate degree.
Before I dive into the significant developments within my life I feel it is important to look back at the broader scope of the history of telecommunications and technology to see some of the earlier examples of
The next woman to be discussed is Grace Chisholm Young. She was a mathematician from England and received her education at Girton College in Cambridge, England. She then continued her
Likened to Albert Einstein, Emmy Noether didn’t care for her appearance and rather preferred to be judged on her mental capabilities. She played a pivotal role in the creation of abstract algebra, as well as a collaborator on multiple crucial cases one of which involved equipping a formula to Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. She was eccentric at times, unkempt, didn’t wear the traditional clothing for a woman of her time, and above all else she was brilliant in a time when women’s minds were being suppressed (McGrayne 1993).