_hackers/minds

Era

Hackers of the 1920s

20 entries

Cryptographer

Aggelos Kiayias

Greek cryptographer and computer scientist

1901 – present

Academic

Alexander Mikhailov (information scientist)

Soviet engineer (1905–1988)

1905 – 1988

Academic

Ashok Agrawala

Indian-American computer scientist

1901 – present

Academic

Chen Guangxi

Chinese engineer, computer scientist, and professor

1903 – 1992 · China

Academic

Daniel Robbins (computer programmer)

American computer programmer

1901 – present · United States

Donald Becker
Academic

Donald Becker

American software developer

1901 – present · United States

Academic

Edmund Berkeley

American computer scientist

1909 – 1988 · United States

Cryptographer

Eric Blossom

Founder of GNU Radio project

1901 – present

Hacktivist

Fee Plumley

British-born digital artist, technology evangelist, and digital consultant

1901 – present · United Kingdom

Hugo Hadwiger
Cryptographer

Hugo Hadwiger

Swiss mathematician (1908–1981)

1908 – 1981 · Switzerland

Ian Coldwater
Security researcher

Ian Coldwater

American computer security specialist

1901 – present · United States

José García Santesmases
Academic

José García Santesmases

Spanish physicist and computer scientist (1907–1989)

1907 – 1989 · Spain

Magdalena Bałazińska
Academic

Magdalena Bałazińska

Computer scientist

1901 – present · United States

Marian Mazur
Academic

Marian Mazur

Polish scientist

1909 – 1983 · Poland

Matt Blaze
Cryptographer

Matt Blaze

American researcher

1901 – present · United States

Patricia Lago
Academic

Patricia Lago

Italian computer scientist

1901 – present · Italy

Rich Hickey
Academic

Rich Hickey

Computer programmer and creator of Clojure

1901 – present · United States

Security researcher

Sarah Jamie Lewis

Privacy and anonymity researcher; technologist

1901 – present · United States

Spencer Kimball (computer programmer)
Academic

Spencer Kimball (computer programmer)

American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and business

1901 – present · United States

Hacktivist

The Jester (hacktivist)

Unidentified grey hat hacktivist

1901 – present · United States