2011 Heroes
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Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf helped develop computer-networking technology that led directly to the creation of the modern internet. Read about Vint Cerf
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Ray Dolby
Ray Dolby (1933-2013) made his name synonymous with sound. Read about Ray Dolby
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William F. Durand
William Durand (1859-1958), one of the most revered engineers in Stanford history, was a pioneer in aeronautics, naval propulsion and engineering research methods. Read about William F. Durand
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William Hewlett
William “Bill” Hewlett (1913-2001) helped launch the computing giant Hewlett-Packard in 1939 with his friend and fellow Stanford alum David Packard. Read about William Hewlett
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Donald Knuth
Donald Knuth is a towering figure in computer science, widely considered the “father” of the analysis of algorithms, attribute grammars, empirical study of programming languages and literate programming — the notion that computer programs should be readable by and understandable to non-programmer humans as well as machines. Read about Donald Knuth
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Charles Litton
Charles Litton (1904-1972) was among the first in a long line of Stanford-educated engineer-entrepreneurs who made Silicon Valley an enduring technology center. Read about Charles Litton
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David Packard
David Packard (1912-1996), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, was a progenitor of the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that came to define Stanford School of Engineering. Read about David Packard
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Fred Terman
Fred Terman (1900-1982) was dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford from 1944 to 1958 and university provost from 1955 to 1965. Read about Fred Terman