IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award in Honor of the Women of ENIAC Award

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Important Dates

1 October (Every year)


About the Women of ENIAC Computer Pioneer Award

The Computer Pioneer was established in 1981 by the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society to recognize and honor the vision of those people whose efforts resulted in the creation or expansion and continued vitality of the computer industry. The award is presented to outstanding individuals whose main contribution to the concepts and development of the computer field was made at least fifteen years earlier.

Endorsements are optional  (Up to 2 endorsements are acceptable)

All members of the profession are invited to nominate a colleague who they consider most eligible to be considered for this award.  The Award is named for the Women of ENIAC but is open to all professionals, regardless of gender or gender identity. 

The recognition is engraved on a framed two silver medals specially struck for the Society.


2024 Women of ENIAC Computer Pioneer Subcommittee Chair

Jitendra Malik, University of California at Berkeley


Charter Recipients

On the occasion of the initiation of the Computer Pioneer Award, the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society has named, as charter recipients of this award, the following individuals who meet the Computer Pioneer Award criteria, and who also have received previous computer awards sponsored by the Society.

 

Howard H. Aiken CR “Large-Scale Automatic Computation”
Samuel N. Alexander CR “SEAC”
Gene M. Amdahl CR “Large-Scale Computer Architecture”
John W. Backus CR “FORTRAN”
Robert S. Barton CR “Language-Directed Architecture”
C. Gordon Bell CR “Computer Design”
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. CR “Compatible Computer Family System/360”
Wesley A. Clark CR “First Personal Computer”
Fernando J. Corbato CR “Timesharing”
Seymour R. Cray CR “Scientific Computer Systems”
Edsgar W. Dijkstra CR “Multiprogramming Control”
J. Presper Eckert CR “First All-Electronic Computer – ENIAC”
Jay W. Forrester CR “First Large-Scale Coincident Current Memory”
Herman H. Goldstine CR “Contributions to Early Computer Design”
Richard W. Hamming CR “Error-Correcting Code”
Jean A. Hoerni CR “Planar Semiconductor Manufacturing Process”
Grace M. Hopper CR “Automatic Programming”
Alston S. Householder CR “Numerical Methods”
David A. Huffman CR Sequential Circuit Design”
Kenneth E. Iverson CR “APL”
Tom Kilburn CR “Paging Computer Design”
Donald E. Knuth CR “Science of Computer Algorithms”
Herman Lukoff CR “Early Electronic Computer Circuits”
John W. Mauchly CR “First All-Electronic Computer – ENIAC”
Gordon E. Moore CR “Integrated Circuit Production Technology”
Allen Newell CR “Contributions to Artificial Intelligence”
Robert N. Noyce CR “Integrated Circuit Production Technology”
Lawrence G. Roberts CR “Packet Switching”
George R. Stibitz CR “First Remote Computation”
Shmuel Winograd CR “Efficiency of Computational Algorithms”
Maurice V. Wilkes CR “Microprogramming”
Konrad Zuse CR “First Process Control Computer”

 

 

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