2004 Fellow Awards

PLEASE JOIN us to celebrate the accomplishments of five new Computer History Museum Fellows whose creativity, persistence, vision, and worldwide influence in the field of computing have helped reshape our everyday lives.


ERICH BLOCH
For engineering management of the IBM Stretch supercomputer, and of the Solid Logic Technology used in the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry.


DAN BRICKLIN
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet.


BOB EVANS (1927-2004)
For excellence in management of computer systems, hardware, and software development projects, including the IBM System/360, which revolutionized the computer industry.


BOB FRANKSTON
For advancing the utility of personal computers by developing the VisiCalc electronic spreadsheet.


NIKLAUS WIRTH
For seminal work in programming languages and algorithms, including Euler, Algol-W, Pascal, Modula, and Oberon.