7 Important Black Computer Scientists

Which black computer scientist attended Howard University and worked for NASA as part of the group of NASA mathematicians called 'human computers'?

• John Henry Thompson

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Mark Dean

Who is the co-creator of the IBM personal computer and the first African American to become an IBM fellow?

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Kimberly Bryant

• Annie Easley

• Mark Dean

Which black computer scientist founded Black Girls Code to teach computer science concepts to underrepresented black girls in the tech world?

• Annie Easley

• Kimberly Bryant

• Mark Regis Hannah

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

Who invented the programming language Lingo and implemented the Digital Jam 2.0 project in Jamaica?

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Mark Dean

• Mark Regis Hannah

• John Henry Thompson

Which black computer scientist earned her PhD in mathematics from Yale and wrote software programs for the IBM 650 computer?

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Annie Easley

• Kimberly Bryant

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

Who was known for her prodigious mathematics skills and helped NASA program for the space race?

• Annie Easley

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Kimberly Bryant

Which black computer scientist co-founded Silicon Graphics and created programs for graphic design in movies like Jurassic Park and Aladdin?

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Mark Dean

• John Henry Thompson

• Mark Regis Hannah

Who led the design team for making a one gigahertz computer processing chip and helped create the color PC monitor?

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Mark Dean

• John Henry Thompson

• Annie Easley

Which black computer scientist analyzed and implemented code for early hybrid vehicles and the Centaur upper stage rocket?

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Annie Easley

• Melba Roy Mouton Newton

• Kimberly Bryant

Who was named one of the 25 most influential African Americans in technology by Business Insider?

• John Henry Thompson

• Kimberly Bryant

• Mark Regis Hannah

• Mark Dean