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Biography and Genealogy Master Index This link opens in a new window
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Indexed resources on where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor.
Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Includes biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources.

A to Z of Computer Scientists, updated ed. by Harry Henderson
Publication Date: 2020
Features 136 computer pioneers and shows the ways in which these individuals developed their ideas, overcame technical and institutional challenges, collaborated with colleagues, and created products or institutions of lasting importance.
International Biographical Dictionary of Computer Pioneers by John A. N. Lee (Editor)
Call Number: REF QA76.2 .A2 L441 1995B
Publication Date: 1995
Presents biographies of 240 innovators in the field of computing, and explains their contribution to computing.
The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia by Laura Lambert (Editor); Chris Woodford (Editor); Hilary W. Poole (Editor); Moschovitis Group Staff
Call Number: REF TK5105.875 .I57 I5372 2005 v.1-3
Publication Date: 2005
Covers the earliest roots of the Internet, from events dating as far back as the 1800s and the invention of the telephone all the way to the founding of news agencies, the first steps toward digital computing, and the development of computing technology, telecommunications, and media. Includes a volume of biographies.