Albert Sabin: The Scientist Behind the Sugar Cube
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode, we profile Albert Bruce Sabin, the Polish-American medical researcher whose pio...
5 Tammi 42min
The "Black Leonardo": Beyond the Peanut with George Washington Carver
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Most people know him as the "Peanut Man," but did you know George Washington Carver never actual...
5 Tammi 47min
Margaret Hamilton: The Code That Saved the Moon Landing
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the life of Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer s...
5 Tammi 45min
Ken Thompson: The Architect of Unix, "Trusting Trust," and the Go Language
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the life and legacy of Ken Thompson, an American pioneer o...
5 Tammi 40min
Brian Kernighan: The "K" in K&R, Unix Origins, and the Legacy of "Hello, World"
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we explore the career of Canadian computer scientist Brian Kernighan,...
5 Tammi 31min
Barbara Liskov: The Architect of Modern Abstraction
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5 Tammi 29min
John Backus: The Medical School Dropout Who Invented Fortran
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5 Tammi 24min
Niklaus Wirth: The Architect of Pascal and the Pursuit of Simplicity
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of pplpod, we reflect on the life and legacy of Niklaus Wirth (1934–2024), the S...
5 Tammi 31min
