IT Legends: Technology's Most Pioneering and Innovative Heroes

Gordon Bell and Andy Rubin: The Pioneers of the Modern Smartphone The modern smartphone has become a ubiquitous device that we take for granted today. But it wasn’t always like this - it was only made possible through the tireless effort of two of the biggest innovators in the technology industry - Gordon Bell and Andy Rubin. Both of these brilliant minds had been working on cutting-edge projects for years before their revolutionary partnership brought about the creation of the iconic phablet product. Let’s take a closer look at the story of how these two men changed the face of the smartphone industry forever. Many people today recognize Gordon Bell as the co-creator of the modern smartphone, or phablet, as it is sometimes called. And yet few know the incredible story of Gordon’s career journey prior to this invention. Gordon was an Electrical and Computer Engineer who studied at Carnegie Mellon University during the early 1950s. Throughout his career, he worked as a Research Engine...

Gordon Bell: The Microsoft Architect Who Invented the Computer Workstation Who is Gordon Bell, and what were his contributions to the field of computing? This engineer and computer scientist has been called the "Father of the Personal Computer" due to his pioneering work in the development of the microcomputer. He was also an important figure in the development of the modern personal computer, and was instrumental in the invention of the computer workstation. Gordon Bell was born on April 4, 1934, in Hartford, Connecticut, and received a degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1956. He was an early supporter of the idea of a computer, and was an advocate of the computer-aided design (CAD) field in the early 1960s. He also made important contributions to the use of computers in data processing, and was a major advocate of the open systems architecture introduced in the mid-1970s. In the late 1970s and early 80s, Bell oversaw the development of the Microso...