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Bill Gates
Birth:October 28th, 1955
Death:Not applicable, he is still alive.
Academics and Awards:Gates attended Harvard university for 2 years as a pre-law student, but dropped out. He has received many awards such as presidential medal of freedom, the national medal of technology innovations, the silver buffalo award, and the padma bhushan.
Main contributions to computer science:Gates created microsoft one of the biggest hardware and software manufacturers and Windows the most popular operating system for computers.
Sources:Britannica CollegesAchievements
Alan Turing
Birth:June 23rd, 1912
Death:June 7th, 1954
Academics and Awards:Turing studied at princeton and cambridge, and he recieved the smith's prize.
Main computer science contributions:Alan created the turing machine. The turing machine was basically the first modern computer. His invention built the groundwork for the rest of computers and computer science. Without him we would not have modern technology.
Sources:BritannicaBiographyBiography
