A Career Journey Famous Careers in Information Technology Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015....
-
Upload
lily-jackson -
Category
Documents
-
view
212 -
download
1
Transcript of A Career Journey Famous Careers in Information Technology Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015....
A Career JourneyFamous Careers in Information Technology
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Grace Hopper Murray
Computer Scientist• Developed a premiere language for
business data processing• One of the first coders
(programmers) for a computer used during World War II
• First woman admiral in United States Navy
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
Grace Hopper Murray
Computer Scientist• Invented the World Wide Web• Founded the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C)
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
Tim Berners-Lee
A Career Journey: Tim Berners-Lee
A Career Journey: Jaron Lanier
Computer Scientist• Created the first art video
game • Created virtual reality
technology
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
Jaron Lanier
A Career Journey: Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Computer Programming• At 15, developed and sold
a computerized traffic-control system
• At Harvard he created computer programming language with a friend, Paul Allen
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Computer Programming• Created a company to sell
his software program in the late 1970’s
• In the 1980’s a computer company contracted to use his operating system
• 1995 wrote The Road Ahead
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Computer Programming• Created an internet browser• Created a charity organization
with his wife, Melinda, to help provide computer access to many, fight AIDS and give vaccines to the needy
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Nolan Bushnell
Video Game Designer, Inventor, Entrepreneur• In third grade he became
fascinated with science• Started a company while
still in college
Nolan Bushnell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Nolan Bushnell
Video Game Designer, Inventor, Entrepreneur• Developed sound
equipment• Created a computer game• Created a very popular
video gameNolan Bushnell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Nolan Bushnell
Video Game Designer, Inventor, Entrepreneur• Started a well-known video
game company• Helped that company create
a personal computer• Entered Internet gaming
with his own websiteNolan Bushnell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Chester Gordon Bell
Computer Scientist• Worked in his father’s
electrical business at a young age
• Worked at a major electric company during college
• Worked on early version of speech recognition softwareChester Gordon Bell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Chester Gordon Bell
Computer Scientist• Worked with a major
computer company on first commercial equipment
• Created the microcomputer• Created his own computer
companyChester Gordon Bell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
A Career Journey: Chester Gordon Bell
Computer Scientist• Became assistant director
of science foundation• Cofounded a computer
museum in Boston• Founded computer history
centerChester Gordon Bell
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved
What Causes Occupational Changes?
Possible Factors:• Changes in occupational interest• Changes in demand• Changes in skills• Other?
Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved