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Technology

Code, machines, patents, and bold ideas drive this collection of innovators who built the tools behind safer streets, smarter systems, and future worlds.

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Software Engineering

Roy L. Clay Sr.

(August 22, 1929 - September 22, 2024)Computer scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur.

Clarence Ellis

(May 11, 1943 - May 17, 2014)Computer scientist.

Kimberly Bryant

(January 14, 1967 -)Electrical engineer and technology founder.

Jerry Lawson

(December 1, 1940 - April 9, 2011)Electronic engineer and video game pioneer.

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Computer Science

Timnit Gebru

(1982/1983 -)Computer scientist and AI ethics researcher.

Rediet Abebe

(1991 -)Computer scientist and algorithms researcher.

Ayanna Howard

(January 24, 1972 -)Roboticist, engineer, and educator.

Philip Emeagwali

(August 23, 1954 -)Computer scientist.

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Electrical Engineering

Granville T. Woods

(April 23, 1856 - January 30, 1910)Inventor and electrical engineer.

Elijah McCoy

(May 2, 1844 - October 10, 1929)Engineer and inventor.

Lewis Latimer

(September 4, 1848 - December 11, 1928)Inventor, draftsman, and electrical pioneer.

Mary Jackson

(April 9, 1921 - February 11, 2005)Aerospace engineer and mathematician.

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Inventors

Garrett Morgan

(March 4, 1877 - July 27, 1963)Inventor, publisher, and entrepreneur.

Madam C. J. Walker

(December 23, 1867 - May 25, 1919)Entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist.

Valerie Thomas

(February 8, 1943 -)Scientist and inventor.

Patricia Bath

(November 4, 1942 - May 30, 2019)Ophthalmologist, inventor, and surgeon.