Pioneers
Alan Turing: Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Folly
At the height of World War II, mathematician Alan Turing decrypted top-secret German military messages. Earlier...
Pioneers
Remembering Computer Science Pioneer Frances Allen
Frances Allen was the first woman to win the Turing Award, a prestigious award that is...
Pioneers
Seymour Cray and the Birth of the Supercomputer
In the beginning, computers were called giant electronic brains. And from the early 1950s on, no...
Tech
The Turing Test Aims to Understand Advancing Computers
The Turing Test challenges computer scientists to create a program with a conversational ability that a...
Security
Cyberwar: The Most Stealthy Weapon Is Information
Cyberwar accelerated over the last decade with stolen secrets, data breaches and even physical destruction of...
Tech
Healthcare Technology: Robot Design Helps People With Disabilities
People with disabilities are helping to improve robot design techniques; in turn, these techniques are improving...
Pioneers
Mathematics and Statistics Shape the Work of Northrop Grumman’s Anil Deane
Anil Deane recognizes the importance of mathematics and statistics in his work as a Northrop Grumman...
Science
Complex Systems Theory: How Science Solves Social Issues
A new discipline called complex systems theory uses scientific approaches to understand and predict social problems.
Engineering
Technology in the 2000s: Of Codecs and Copyrights
Technology in the 2000s changed the game with the introduction of codec-based P2P music sharing.
Engineering
Microchips and Moon Landings: Technology From the 1960s
Technology from the 1960s includes one of the world's greatest scientific discoveries: the microchip.
Pioneers
Howard Aiken: The Original Computer Scientist
Howard Aiken conceptualized and developed the world's first large-scale computer.
Engineering
Hidden Figures: The Unsung Heroes Behind NASA’s Breakthroughs
"Hidden Figures" tells the true story of African American women whose mathematics, engineering and computer work...
Science
This Quantum Discovery Expands Our Concept of Time
A recent quantum discovery expands our concept of time, proving that "before" and "after" can happen...
Engineering
Teaching Kids To Code Teaches Them How To Think
Teaching kids to code encourages the next generation of tech leaders. Read the benefits of programming...