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Hidden Heroes

  • S01E10: Dream Machine: How Alan Kay envisioned the future of modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books

    13 NOV. 2023 · Alan Kay is one of the most widely lauded of the early digital pioneers and the inventor of Dynabook, the direct predecessor of modern laptops, tablet computers, and e-books. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/alan-kay
    Escuchado 19m 44s
  • S01E09: How Grace Hopper made computers more human

    19 ABR. 2023 · Grace Hopper programmed one of the very first computers ever made and helped design one of the first programming languages. But more than anything else, Grace Hopper’s legacy lies in the fact that she made these remarkable new machines more human. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/grace-hopper
    Escuchado 22m 18s
  • S01E08: The multitouch: How a mix of new ideas shaped the way we communicate with computers

    23 DIC. 2022 · When Apple unveiled the multitouch Interface with the iPhone launch in 2007, it seemed as though computing had been reinvented overnight. But in reality, it was an innovation three decades in the making. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/hurst-han-kocienda
    Escuchado 19m 5s
  • S01E07: The image society: How Nasir Ahmed shaped image-based life

    23 DIC. 2022 · Fifty years ago, the computer scientist Nasir Ahmed came up with a brilliant idea for compressing data, laying the groundwork for Zoom, YouTube, Instagram, and all the other cornerstones of today's image-based online life. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/nasir-ahmed
    Escuchado 21m 42s
  • S01E06: The Pathfinder: How Gladys West shaped the Earth for modern GPS

    20 DIC. 2022 · As a young African American girl living on a farm during the Great Depression, Gladys West discovered she had a gift for math. Forty years later, she mapped the shape of Earth and helped invent GPS. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/gladys-west
    Escuchado 20m 53s
  • S01E05: The Crypto Wars: How Philip Zimmermann fought for our right to privacy

    15 DIC. 2022 · Three decades ago, Phil Zimmermann almost went to jail so that you could send an email without worrying that your personal data would be stolen. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/philip-zimmermann
    Escuchado 21m 39s
  • S01E04: A Machine for Thinking: How Douglas Engelbart predicted the future of computing

    26 OCT. 2022 · More than 50 years ago, Douglas Engelbart gave the “mother of all demos” that transformed software forever. The computer world has been catching up with his vision ever since. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/douglas-engelbart
    Escuchado 21m 3s
  • S01E03: The Magic Cookie: How Lou Montulli Cured the Web’s Amnesia

    21 OCT. 2022 · More than two decades ago, Web pioneer Lou Montulli invented browser software cookies with the goal of preserving user privacy online. But then things took an unexpected turn. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/lou-montulli
    Escuchado 20m 37s
  • S01E02: The Magic Box and the Spanning Tree: How Radia Perlman made the Internet work

    13 OCT. 2022 · We take it for granted that decentralized networks like the Internet “just work.” But decades ago, pioneering computer scientist Radia Perlman solved a crucial problem that made those networks possible. Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/radia-perlman
    Escuchado 18m 58s
  • S01E01: Intelligent Agent. How Pattie Maes Almost Invented Social Media

    6 OCT. 2022 · Belgian-born computer scientist Pattie Maes was inventing the core principles behind the social media age when Mark Zuckerberg was still in kindergarten. Why have her contributions been neglected? Read the story on: https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/pattie-maes
    Escuchado 20m 5s

Hidden Heroes is a collection of stories about the people behind modern software and design. Now available on your favorite podcast streaming platform. At Netguru, we truly believe that software...

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Hidden Heroes is a collection of stories about the people behind modern software and design. Now available on your favorite podcast streaming platform.

At Netguru, we truly believe that software can change the world. We strive to support visionaries and innovators on their journeys to deliver revolutionary digital products. But their and our work would not be possible if not for the engineers and designers who over the past decades have made seemingly small discoveries that are now omnipresent in our everyday life.

Hidden Heroes is a tribute to innovators who set the foundations on which we build vital solutions for the modern world. Their inventions make the world run, but their stories remain hidden. Until now. Hidden Heroes uncovers unexpected connections between great human stories and technologies and ideas that are widespread public phenomena today.

Read more: hiddenheroes.netguru.com.
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