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Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:43 am
by mrkelley23
Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. Grace Hopper
4. Dennis Ritchie
5. Charles Babbage
6. Alan Turing
7. Ada Lovelace
8. James Gosling
9. George Boole
10. John McCarthy
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:51 am
by fantine33
YAY, I've heard of two of them! Let's hope that what those two have in common, the other eight do as well. (I originally read #1 as "Jim Backus", ha!)
Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus - ALIVE
2. Douglas Engelbart - DEAD
3. Grace Hopper - DEAD
4. Dennis Ritchie - ALIVE
5. Charles Babbage - DEAD
6. Alan Turing - ALIVE
7. Ada Lovelace - DEAD
8. James Gosling - ALIVE
9. George Boole - DEAD
10. John McCarthy - ALIVE
Computer Achievements
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:54 am
by littlebeast13
1. John Backus - D
2. Douglas Engelbart - A
3. Grace Hopper - A
4. Dennis Ritchie - A
5. Charles Babbage - D
6. Alan Turing - A
7. Ada Lovelace - D
8. James Gosling - A
9. George Boole - D
10. John McCarthy - A
No clue on the theme....
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:59 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
1. John Backus - Dead
2. Douglas Engelbart - Dead
3. Grace Hopper - Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie - Dead
5. Charles Babbage Dead
6. Alan Turing - Dead
7. Ada Lovelace - Dead
8. James Gosling - Dead
9. George Boole - Dead
10. John McCarthy - Dead
Computer Scientists I am ashamed to admit the only ones that I have heard of are Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:12 am
by wintergreen48
1. John Backus = Dead
2. Douglas Engelbart = Dead
3. Grace Hopper = Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie = Dead
5. Charles Babbage = Dead
6. Alan Turing = Dead
7. Ada Lovelace = Dead
8. James Gosling = Dead
9. George Boole = Dead
10. John McCarthy = Dead
Computer folks
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:17 am
by ToLiveIsToFly
mrkelley23 wrote:
1. John Backus
ALIVE
2. Douglas Engelbart
DEAD
3. Grace Hopper
DEAD. I HEARD HER SPEAK AT SCIENCE CAMP. SHE WAS AWESON
4. Dennis Ritchie
ALIVE
5. Charles Babbage
DEAD
6. Alan Turing
DEAD
7. Ada Lovelace
ALIVE
8. James Gosling
ALIVE
9. George Boole
DEAD
10. John McCarthy
DEAD
PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPUTER
EDITED TO ADD SPOILER
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:16 am
by ne1410s
1. John Backus --D
2. Douglas Engelbart --D
3. Grace Hopper --D
4. Dennis Ritchie --D
5. Charles Babbage --D
6. Alan Turing --D
7. Ada Lovelace --D
8. James Gosling--D
9. George Boole --D
10. John McCarthy--D
COMPUTER PEOPLE--I think Grace Hopper's "bug" won Joe Trela some money. Once upon a time...
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:22 am
by gsabc
1. John Backus A
2. Douglas Engelbart D
3. Grace Hopper D
4. Dennis Ritchie A
5. Charles Babbage D
6. Alan Turing D
7. Ada Lovelace A
8. James Gosling D
9. George Boole D
10. John McCarthy D
Early computer workers
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:16 am
by Rexer25
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. Grace Hopper
4. Dennis Ritchie
5. Charles Babbage
6. Alan Turing
7. Ada Lovelace
8. James Gosling
9. George Boole
10. John McCarthy
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. A
I haven't heard of half of these names, but the ones I know are pioneers in the development of computers.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:22 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
1. John Backus D
2. Douglas Engelbart d
3. Grace Hopper D
4. Dennis Ritchie D
5. Charles Babbage D
6. Alan Turing D
7. Ada Lovelace D
8. James Gosling d
9. George Boole D
10. John McCarthy D
Pioneers in Computing.
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:42 am
by tanstaafl2
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
1. John Backus A?
2. Douglas Engelbart A?
3. Grace Hopper D
4. Dennis Ritchie A?
5. Charles Babbage D
6. Alan Turing D
7. Ada Lovelace D?
8. James Gosling D?
9. George Boole D
10. John McCarthy A?
Only recognized a few here like Turing, Babbage, Boole and RADM Hopper but it should be enough. And this time I won't forget the connection! Computer Pioneers.
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:00 am
by DevilKitty100
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. Grace Hopper
4. Dennis Ritchie
5. Charles Babbage
6. Alan Turing
7. Ada Lovelace
8. James Gosling
9. George Boole
10. John McCarthy
1. John Backus - D
2. Douglas Engelbart - A
3. Grace Hopper -A
4. Dennis Ritchie- A
5. Charles Babbage - D
6. Alan Turing -D
7. Ada Lovelace -A
8. James Gosling A
9. George Boole - D
10. John McCarthy - D
Computer science type peoples?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:03 am
by mikehardware
1. John Backus - Alive
2. Douglas Engelbart - Alive
3. Grace Hopper - Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie - Alive
5. Charles Babbage - Dead
6. Alan Turing - Alive
7. Ada Lovelace - Dead
8. James Gosling - Alive
9. George Boole - Dead
10. John McCarthy - Alive
Computer Folks
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:12 pm
by TheConfessor
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
1. John Backus ALIVE
2. Douglas Engelbart ALIVE
3. Grace Hopper DEAD
4. Dennis Ritchie ALIVE
5. Charles Babbage DEAD
6. Alan Turing DEAD
7. Ada Lovelace DEAD
8. James Gosling ALIVE
9. George Boole DEAD
10. John McCarthy ALIVE
THEME: COMPUTER PIONEERS
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:25 pm
by VAdame
I think they're computer folks. Haven't a clue about who's still among the living. Not a frickin' clue!
Gotta sit this one out
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:32 pm
by a1mamacat
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus A
2. Douglas Engelbart D
3. Grace Hopper A
4. Dennis Ritchie D
5. Charles Babbage D
6. Alan Turing A
7. Ada Lovelace A
8. James Gosling D
9. George Boole D
10. John McCarthy D
Theme NFC
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:17 pm
by SportsFan68
mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus
2. Douglas Engelbart
3. Grace Hopper
4. Dennis Ritchie
5. Charles Babbage
6. Alan Turing
7. Ada Lovelace
8. James Gosling
9. George Boole
10. John McCarthy
This is a toughie! I recognize Admiral Grace Hopper and Alan Turing, both giants in the field of computer programming. My brilliant young Toastmasters friend who's such a fan of Ron Paul gave a speech about Turing a while back, somehow managing not to mention all the strife in his personal life which arose largely out of being born gay in the first half of the 20th Century. I'll guess that Boole contributed Boolian logic and that he's dead too.
I was quoting Admiral Hopper before I knew who it was I was quoting: "A shop in harbor is safe, but that is not was ships are for." I think she was ignoring the Arizona and Oklahoma in the Day of Infamy QoD...
And finally, I know there was a Babbage involved with the Manhattan Project, so I'll guess he's dead too. I'll guess the rest are alive and maybe get a couple right.
1. John Backus - A
2. Douglas Engelbart - A
3. Grace Hopper - D
4. Dennis Ritchie - A
5. Charles Babbage - D
6. Alan Turing - D
7. Ada Lovelace - A
8. James Gosling - A
9. George Boole -D
10. John McCarthy - A
Computer programming
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:55 pm
by nitrah55
1. John Backus ALIVE
2. Douglas Engelbart ALIVE
3. Grace Hopper DEAD
4. Dennis Ritchie DEAD
5. Charles Babbage ALIVE
6. Alan Turing DEAD
7. Ada Lovelace ALIVE
8. James Gosling DEAD
9. George Boole ALIVE
10. John McCarthy DEAD
Lot of guesses. Mathematicians?
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:49 pm
by NellyLunatic1980
1. John Backus - Alive
2. Douglas Engelbart - Alive
3. Grace Hopper - Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie - Alive
5. Charles Babbage - Dead
6. Alan Turing - Alive
7. Ada Lovelace - Dead
8. James Gosling - Dead
9. George Boole - Dead
10. John McCarthy - Dead
Mathematicians?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:12 am
by peacock2121
1. John Backus - dead
2. Douglas Engelbart -dead
3. Grace Hopper - alive
4. Dennis Ritchie - dead
5. Charles Babbage - dead
6. Alan Turing - alive
7. Ada Lovelace - dead
8. James Gosling - dead
9. George Boole - alive
10. John McCarthy - dead
Computer Innovator Kinda People
Re: Dead or Alive? Game 8
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:31 pm
by MarleysGh0st
1. John Backus - Alive
2. Douglas Engelbart - Alive
3. Grace Hopper - Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie - Alive
5. Charles Babbage - Dead
6. Alan Turing - Dead
7. Ada Lovelace - Dead
8. James Gosling - Alive
9. George Boole - Dead
10. John McCarthy - Alive
Theme: Computing pioneers
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:28 am
by eyégor
Talk about clueless
1 D
2 A
3 D
4 A
5 D
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 D
10 D
no guess spme kind of science/math.physics type of thing
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:58 pm
by wbtravis007
1. John Backus Mr. Magoo Dead
2. Douglas Engelbart Don't you mean Douglas Fairbanks Jr.? Dead
3. Grace Hopper Dennis' older sister who drove him crazy. Dead
4. Dennis Ritchie Lionel's menace. Alive
5. Charles Babbage You mean Charles "Boobage" Barkley, right? Alive
6. Alan Turing Computer type. Dead
7. Ada Lovelace Don't you mean Linda "Ada Way" Lovelace? Alive.
8. James Gosling What a goose! Computer type. Dead
9. George Boole Can't think of a amn thing. Dead
10. John McCarthy Eugene's right-wing evil twinn. Dead.
People who've done business with Skippy's International, Inc., or would have if they could have.
Answers
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:31 am
by mrkelley23
Dead or Alive Game 8 12/08/07
Identify the following folks as dead or alive. Then take your best guess as today’s theme. My description of the theme in my notes was two words.
1. John Backus Dead Developed FORTRAN, died this year
2. Douglas Engelbart Alive, invented the computer mouse
3. Grace Hopper Dead, credited for inventing COBOL and coining “bug.”
4. Dennis Ritchie Alive, invented C and helped develop Unix
5. Charles Babbage Dead, invented a type of mechanical computer
6. Alan Turing Dead, author of the Turing Test
7. Ada Lovelace Dead, daughter of Lord Byron and acknowledged as first programmer
8. James Gosling Alive, developed Java
9. George Boole Dead, father of Boolean logic and algebra
10. John McCarthy Alive, invented Lisp, coined the term artificial intelligence
Theme: Computer pioneers
Scores
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:40 am
by mrkelley23
DorA Game 8 Scores
In order of answering
Fanny 12
Lb13 8
PSM 11
Wintergreen 11
TLITF 11
NE1410s 11
Gsabc 5
Rexer 5
Tmitsss 6
Tan 8
DK 7
Mikehardware 8
Confessor 9
Saucy 2
Sprots 8
Nitrah 3
Nelly 6
Pea 3
Marley 9
Eyegor 8
Travis 5