The 2002 Computer Hall of Fame

Sid Meier |  Tim Berners-Lee |  Jay Minor |  William D. Mensch, Jr. |  Dennis Ritchie
John Vincent Atanasoff | Clifford Berry | Dr. Herman Hollerith | Gary Kildall | Sir Clive Sinclair

	Sid Meier Born 1955 Elected 2002 Father of Computer Gaming Co-founder of Microprose Software in 1982 and creator of such popular computer games as F-15 Strike Eage(a flight simulator game) and Civilization, one of the most prolific selling games of the 1990s More about Sid Meier   Top of page
	Tim Berners-Lee Born  1965 Elected September, 2000 Creator of the World Wide Web in 1991 and Founder of the World Wide Web Consortium in 1994  More about Tim Berners-Lee   Top of page
	Jay Miner 1932-1994 Elected  2002 Father of the AMIGA computer Co-founder of Atari Computer; Designer of the Atari Video Computer System and Atari 400 and 800 models More about Jay Miner   Top of page
	William D. Mensch, Jr. Born 1945 Elected 2002 Co-inventor of the 6502 microprocessor   More about William D. Mensch, Jr.   Top of page
	Dennis Ritchie Born 1941 Elected 2002 Co-creator of the UNIX operating system    More about Dennis Ritchie   Top of page
	John Vincent Atanasoff  1903-1995       Selected 2002 Father of Modern Electronic Digital Computer   Holder of the ENIAC patent More about John Vincent Atanasoff   Top of page
	Clifford Berry  1918-1963       Selected 2002 Father of Modern Electronic Digital Computer   With Atanasoff, created the Atanasoff-Berry Computer - the first modern electronic digital computer with many of the features later used in the ENIAC  More about Clifford Berry   Top of page
	Dr. Herman Hollerith  1860-1929       Selected 2002 Creator of the modern data processing industry based on tabulated punched cards His company joined with two other manufacturers to become IBM in 1924 More about Dr. Herman Hollerith   Top of page
	Gary Kildall  1942-1994       Selected 2002 Creator of Control Program for Micros (CP/M) operating system and founder of Digital Research, Inc      Creator of GEM, an early graphical user interface program More about Gary Kildall   Top of page
	Sir Clive Sinclair  Born 1940       Selected 2002 Founder of Sinclair Research, maker of an early, affordable home computer and the best-selling British computer of its time - the ZX Spectrum         1972 created an early pocket calculator, the Sinclair Executive More about Sir Clive Sinclair   Top of page