Includes bibliographical references and index.

More than 120 biographies in each of these titles showcase pioneers and current achievers in the world of computer technology and the Internet. Readers will recognize Steve Jobs, Charles Babbage, Bill Gates, and Ada Lovelace as appropriate inclusions in Computer Technology Innovators, and will be intrigued by interesting lesser-knowns such as Charles Simonyi, developer of Microsoft Office, and Helen Greiner, cofounder of iRobot. Internet Innovators focuses on dot-com developers such as Internet founder Vinton Cerf, Ebay's Pierre Omidyar, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, and Wikipedia's Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales. The volumes feature alphabetical access to entries, and individually authored 2,000-word essays on each person (students looking for quick information will find all of the figures briefly described in an appended biographical dictionary). Subsections cover "Early Life," "Life's Work," and "Personal Information" and offer black-and-white sketches instead of photographs. Some entries are supplemented with an inset box synopsizing pertinent information from the general essay, such as details about Arianna Huffington's sale of the Huffington Post to AOL in February 2011 for $315 million. In general, the narrative writing style will keep students engaged through the entire essay.

SACFinal081324