Computer scientist known for pioneering work on object-oriented programming and GUI design. Led the design and development of the first modern windowed computer desktop interface and co-developed the Smalltalk programming language. Received the Turing Award in 2003.

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and chairman of the Daily Journal Corporation.

founder and ceo @gumroad, occasional painter @shlpaints

Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, (born 7 February 1958) is a British journalist and businessman. He is best known for his writings on science, the environment, and economics. He has written several science books, including The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (1994), Genome (1999), The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (2010) and The Evolution of Everything: How Ideas Emerge (2015). He publishes a blog and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley is a libertarian, and a staunch supporter of Brexit. He has been a Conservative hereditary peer since 2013, with a seat in the House of Lords.Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to the nationalisation of Northern Rock.

British physicist at the University of Oxford. Pioneered the field of quantum computation, formulated a description for a quantum Turing machine, and specified an algorithm for quantum computers. Proposer of using entangled states and Bell's theorem for quantum key distribution. Proponent of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

📖 I tweet about books & becoming a better reader. 🎙 Host of "The Reader's Journey" podcast. 📧 Get a free book summary every week (link in bio)

Affiliations: Zoology University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI Area: animal behavior, evolution Website: http://www.zoology.wisc.edu/faculty/Emeritus/Bay/Bay.html

British evolutionary biologist, recognized as one of the most significant evolutionary theorists of the 20th century.