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A Career Journey Famous 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 Grace Hopper Murray Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved A Career Journey: Tim Berners-Lee Computer Scientist • Invented the World Wide Web • Founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Tim Berners-Lee Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved A Career Journey: Jaron Lanier Computer Scientist • Created the first art video game • Created virtual reality technology Jaron Lanier Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved A Career Journey: Bill Gates Computer Programming Bill Gates Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved • At 15, developed and sold a computerized trafficcontrol system • At Harvard he created computer programming language with a friend, Paul Allen A Career Journey: 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 Bill Gates Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved A Career Journey: 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 Bill Gates 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 Nolan Bushnell Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved • Developed sound equipment • Created a computer game • Created a very popular video game A Career Journey: Nolan Bushnell Video Game Designer, Inventor, Entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved • Started a well-known video game company • Helped that company create a personal computer • Entered Internet gaming with his own website A Career Journey: Chester Gordon Bell Computer Scientist Chester Gordon Bell Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved • 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 software 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 company Chester 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 center Chester 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