My Computer Science Superheroes

Karlheinz Brandenburg


Info:
He was born on June 20, 1954, he helped found Fraunhofer institute, and he is known as, much to
his disdain, the ''father of the MP3'' format, which made listening to music online possible.
Links:
NPR article
FAU article (You will need to have the page translated next to the search bar)
MP3 history


John McCarthy


Info:
He was born on September 4th, 1927, and he died on October 24th, 2011. He had a PhD in
mathematics and invented logics for artificial intelligence, which now helps people daily.
Links:
Britannica biography
Franklin Institute page
Computer History page


Larry Page


Info:
He was born on March 26, 1973. He received a degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan in 1995. He then entered
the doctorate program at Stanford University. While he was there, he met the future co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin. By September
1998, they founded Google Inc. By 2004, Google was being used 200 million times a day. Millions of people today still use Google.
Links:
Britannica biography
Achievement page
MIT page