Commentary on Bush's classic 1945 article 'As We May Think', which many view as the first clear description of hypermedia; by a class from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group6/intro.html

Emeagwali, Philip

Official site of Philip Emeagwali, voted Africa's greatest scientist by New African for his work on supercomputer development. Includes booking details plus links to speeches and articles.

http://www.emeagwali.com/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Information Sciences Hall of Fame

Biographical details for many of the people who have played an important part in the foundation of Information Science.

http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mbsclass/hall_of_fame/

Licklider, J.C.R.; 1915-1990, In Memoriam

In the 1960s, Licklider published his ideas on the future role of multiaccess interactive computing: 'Man-computer Symbiosis', and 'The Computer as a Communication Device'. Downloads in 5 formats.

http://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/SRC/research-reports/abstracts/src-rr-061.html

Memoir of a Homebrew Computer Club Member

An original member, Bob Lash, shares memories, photographs, stories, diagrams from the early days of personal computing.

http://www.bambi.net/bob/homebrew.html

Microsoft Altair BASIC Legend Talks about Linux, CPRM and that Very Frightening Photo

An interview with Monte Davidoff regarding the 4K BASIC interpreter he wrote with Gates and Allen.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/05/11/microsoft_altair_basic_legend_talks/

Naur, Peter

Introduction to the works of Peter Naur, legendary Danish computer scientist, key in the creation of Algol 60, the N in BNF. Online papers, bibliography, book. English, Dansk.

http://www.naur.com/

Raymond, Eric

Open Source spokesman and author of the New Hacker's Dictionary. Resume, writings, speaking engagements, FAQ, and links.

http://catb.org/~esr/

Tarjan, Robert E.

Algorithm and data structure researcher (see also Knuth and Dijkstra)

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~ret/

Thompson, Ken

The father of the Unix operating system

http://plan9.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/ken/

Wheeler, David

Wikipedia biography of one of the pioneers of the Edsac computer at Cambridge, who helped to develop programming language. Includes links to obituaries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wheeler

Wired Magazine Archive: People

A collection of interviews with notable IT people, including computing and Internet pioneers.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/people/

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A 44-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot by police at a house in West Yorkshire.

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Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

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Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead'

Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US intelligence sources say.

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Man shot dead during armed raid

A man is shot dead and another is hit in the leg in a robbery at a village post office in north Worcestershire.

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Little princess

Pink toys. Check. Pink clothes. Check. Is this harmful?

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UK e-mail law 'attack on rights'

A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, say critics.

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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce

Israeli forces carry out 50 strikes on Gaza and Hamas fire more rockets as the UN Security Council calls for a ceasefire.

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The buck stops

Did George Bush lead the world into economic crisis?

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Man charged over head in bag find

A 54-year-old man is charged over the discovery of a human head and bones in a shopping bag.

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BBC Sound of 2009

Is this Britain's new pop queen? Electro princess Little Boots is crowned best new music talent

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Strauss set to hear one-day fate

Andrew Strauss is set to find out whether he will be appointed as England's new one-day captain.

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JD Sports and Jessops sales rise

JD Sports and Jessops offer a glimmer of hope from the High Street, saying sales were up on last year.

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Birmingham snap up Bowyer on loan

Birmingham City sign West Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer on loan until the end of the season.

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Rare venomous mammal is caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

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7 days quiz

They're all 40 in 2009 - but who is oldest of them all?

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Taking back what's mine - man asks for kidney's return in divorce

A US man divorcing his wife demands that she return the kidney he donated to her or pay him $1.5m (£1m) in compensation.

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Hit-and-run murder woman jailed

A woman who killed a mother-of-three by knocking her down and driving over her will spend at least 15 years in prison.

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'Unprecedented' rise in measles

There is an "unprecedented increase" in measles cases in England and Wales, experts report.

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Cash-hungry turn to credit groups

Community-based credit unions in Wales report a surge in new members as more people are refused financial help by the banks.

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Bond in Belarus

Daniel Craig shows Defiance in extreme conditions

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Breast cancer gene-free baby born

The first baby in the UK tested before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer has been born.

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Falling interest

Pensioners worried as saving rate cuts hit income

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N'Zogbia ready to leave Newcastle

Newcastle midfielder Charles N'Zogbia says his agent is in talks with Aston Villa and Tottenham about a move, with Arsenal also in the frame.

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Report finds runway 'was unsafe'

Passenger planes were involved in "serious" incidents on an unsafe temporary runway surface at Bristol Airport, an accident report says.

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A to Z of Motown

The famous record label celebrates 50 years of floor-fillers

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