10 famous geeks

[hazelnut]

These 10 geeks changed the world that we use today... some of them are not who you would think of

 

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-famous-geeks-changed-world/

 

(I like how they list under their picture the geekness they were famous for )

[Winapp2.ini]

The interesting facts are neat

[Tasgandy]

All of the Bio's made very interesting reading Hazelnut.

 

Question - where are the women? Perhaps they make up the next 10

Answer - behind most successful men are the women (wives, mothers, girlfriends, partners, workmates etc.)

 

Food for thought!

[hazelnut]

Perhaps we could include these women to even things up (although not sure about geekness!)

 

The 1852 entry of Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace is not one many would expect to see.

 

http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/admissions/what_is_cs/FamousWomen.html

[Super Fast]

Shawn Fanning... The best geek ever! Napster was the greatest!