Chose a person or company that has made an impact in the technology field. Your PowerPoint presentation will be about this person/company and NOT the technology this person is associated with.
When/where was this person born? Early life, main accomplishments, where is the person now, what impact the technology has had on society.
You must submit a proposal to be allowed to present.
Submit the name and tell me how is this person relevant to technology.
Suggested Names and Technologies Include:
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Meg Whitman-ebay and HP
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Travis Kalnick-Uber
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Logan Green-Lyft
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John Zimmer-Lyft
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Vic Hayes-Wireless Network
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Cees Links-Internet of things
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Martin Cooper-cell phone
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Mike Lazaridis-Quantum computing
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John McAfee-Network Security
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Katalin Kariko-mRNA
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Frederic Moll-Medical Robotics
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Judith Faulkner-Electronic Healthcare Records
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Larry Page-Google
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Jack Dangermond-Geographic Information Systems
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Charles Walton-RFID technology
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Robert Frank Borkenstein – breathalizer
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J. Craig Venter – Human Genome
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Joe Jones-Roomba
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Waze Mobile
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Intuitive System – da Vinci Surgical System