2018 Heroes

Sandra Forsythe (1918-1980) overcame gender-related academic adversity to become a force in computer science. More

 

 

 

George Forsythe was the founder of the Department of Computer Science at Stanford, one of the first independent departments of computer science in the country. More

 

 

Born in Taiwan, Jensen Huang studied at Oregon State University before receiving his master’s degree in electrical engineering at Stanford in 1992. More

 

 

 

Jemison earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Stanford in 1977 and then applied her knowledge and academic excellence to medical school and to becoming a physician. More