BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, announced the launch of five short films based on the lives and accomplishments of five Information Pioneers. Lewis Georgeson, Emmy nominated and multi-award winning director of short form digital programmes, directed the films, starring British celebrities.
The Institute wants to demonstrate what these information pioneers have done for us as a society and celebrate their achievements.
The campaign kicked off on the 27th May on MSN and the campaign website (http://pioneers.bcs.org) where people can vote for their favourite information pioneer and join the discussion about the other pioneers on the list.
Regular updates and commentary are available on Twitter @infopioneers
The five short films can be viewed on the Information Pioneers website: http://pioneers.bcs.org
The five short films star:
Ortis Deley from The Gadget Show presents the achievements of Lord Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace, who has been regarded as the first computer programmer.
BBC Click reporter Kate Russell celebrates Alan Turing, the father of artificial intelligence and the man who created a machine to crack the Enigma Code during the Second World War.
British actress Miranda Raison tells us about Hollywood A-list star Hedy Lamarr who apart from her successful acting career also co-invented an early technique for spread spectrum communications, making the use of mobile phone communications possible today.
Phil Tufnell, ex-England cricketer, represents Sir Clive Sinclair the father of gaming who brought computers into the home and made them affordable to the masses at £99.95 each in 1979 with the ZX80. In 1982 the iconic ZX Spectrum was launched complete with sound and eight colours, which marked the birth of the UK gaming industry.
Finally, British comedian, actor and author Dom Joly acts as the advocate for Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the World Wide Web. Sir Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of linking all documents together in one place when he was suffering from information overload.
The Institute wants to demonstrate what these information pioneers have done for us as a society and celebrate their achievements.
The campaign kicked off on the 27th May on MSN and the campaign website (http://pioneers.bcs.org) where people can vote for their favourite information pioneer and join the discussion about the other pioneers on the list.
Regular updates and commentary are available on Twitter @infopioneers
The five short films can be viewed on the Information Pioneers website: http://pioneers.bcs.org
The five short films star:
Ortis Deley from The Gadget Show presents the achievements of Lord Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace, who has been regarded as the first computer programmer.
BBC Click reporter Kate Russell celebrates Alan Turing, the father of artificial intelligence and the man who created a machine to crack the Enigma Code during the Second World War.
British actress Miranda Raison tells us about Hollywood A-list star Hedy Lamarr who apart from her successful acting career also co-invented an early technique for spread spectrum communications, making the use of mobile phone communications possible today.
Phil Tufnell, ex-England cricketer, represents Sir Clive Sinclair the father of gaming who brought computers into the home and made them affordable to the masses at £99.95 each in 1979 with the ZX80. In 1982 the iconic ZX Spectrum was launched complete with sound and eight colours, which marked the birth of the UK gaming industry.
Finally, British comedian, actor and author Dom Joly acts as the advocate for Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the World Wide Web. Sir Tim Berners-Lee came up with the idea of linking all documents together in one place when he was suffering from information overload.