Biography Paper | Period Paper | Research Paper

Students in the CSIS 550, History of Computing class are required to do two projects, a biography paper and a period paper. The biography paper examines the life and contributions of a significant person in the evolution of computing.  

Spring 2001

• Steve Wozniak: The Son of Silicon Valley, by Jack A. Hyman
• Vinton Cerf, by Jay Hariani
• Herman Hollerith, by Zaid Tarawneh
• Ada Byron, by Yassir Al-ammar
• The Supercomputer Pioneer, by Karolyn Haley
• John Napier, by Rob Gittens
  

   
Fall 2001

• Charles Babbage, by Deniz Cetiner
• The Life and Contributions of Charles Babbage, by Jared Rudenstein
• Herman Hollerith, by Denis Alampiev
• Herman Hollerith, by Mohammed Qubouri
• Augusta Ada Byron, by Tera, Sprafkin
  
• Grace Hopper, by Jennifer Scott
• The Amazing Grace Hopper, by Andrea James
• Bill Gates, by Sultan AlAssiry
  
  There are some suggested biographies which students can use to get their research started.