Еврейские изобретатели и инженеры

От USB-флешки и приложения Waze до капельного орошения и приборов, спасающих жизнь, — еврейские изобретатели и инженеры сформировали повседневную технику по всему миру. У каждого профиля есть источники.

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Aaron LevieAaron LevieCo-founder and CEO of Box (2005), the enterprise cloud pioneer he launched from his USC dorm at twenty. · 2005Aaron SwartzAaron SwartzCo-developer of RSS, co-owner of Reddit, architect of Creative Commons licences; open-access activist · 2005Abe SilversteinAbe SilversteinNASA engineer who directed early space-flight development, planned Apollo/Ranger/Mariner/Surveyor/Voyager and named the Apollo program; director of NASA Lewis Research Center. · 1908Abraham LempelAbraham LempelCo-created the LZ family of data-compression algorithms. · 1936Abraham SinkovAbraham SinkovPioneering U.S. Army cryptanalyst. · 1907Abraham WaldAbraham WaldFounded statistical decision and sequential analysis theory. · 1902Adele GoldbergAdele GoldbergComputer & information scientistAdi ShamirAdi ShamirRSA Cryptography (Co-inventor) · 2002Alan HoffmanAlan HoffmanPioneer of combinatorial optimization and linear programming duality; von Neumann Theory Prize (1992) · 1992Alan OppenheimAlan OppenheimComputer & information scientistAlan PerlisAlan PerlisFirst-ever Turing Award laureate (1966); pioneer of programming-language design and ALGOL · 1966Albert KahnAlbert KahnArchitect of Ford's Highland Park and River Rouge plants — the factories of the assembly line — and of industrial Detroit. · 1909Alex KarpAlex KarpCo-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies (2003), the data-analysis company serving Western defense and industry. · 2003Alexander KhinchinAlexander KhinchinCo-established the Wiener-Khinchin theorem in signal theory. · 1894Alfréd RényiAlfréd RényiContributions to information theory and probability. · 1921Alfred TarskiAlfred TarskiFoundational logician; theory of truth and decidability. · 1901Amir PnueliAmir PnueliIsraeli Turing Award laureate (1996) who introduced temporal logic for verifying computer programs · 1996Amnon ShashuaAmnon ShashuaCo-founded Mobileye, pioneering camera-based driver-assistance and collision-avoidance systems. · 1999André CitroënAndré CitroënIndustrialist and engineer, founder of the Citroën automobile company; pioneered mass car production in Europe. · 1919Andrei BroderAndrei BroderInvented MinHash deduplication powering web search; Kanellakis Award (2012, 2020) · 2012Andrew TanenbaumAndrew TanenbaumCreated the MINIX operating system. · 1944Andrew ViterbiAndrew ViterbiInvented the Viterbi decoding algorithm. · 1935Anna KarlinAnna KarlinTheorist of online and randomized algorithms for web caching; Kanellakis Award (2020) · 2020Arthur AshkinArthur AshkinPhysicist; invented optical tweezers, Nobel Prize 2018 · 1922Arye KohaviArye KohaviInvented the Watergen atmospheric water generator that extracts drinking water from air. · 2009Assaf RappaportAssaf RappaportIsraeli co-founder and chief executive of Wiz, the cloud security company Google bought for about 32 billion dollars. · 1983Avi WigdersonAvi WigdersonFoundational work on complexity and randomness; Turing Award laureate. · 1956Avrim BlumAvrim BlumFoundational theorist of machine learning; Kanellakis Award (2021) · 2021Azriel RosenfeldAzriel RosenfeldComputer & information scientistBarbara LiskovBarbara LiskovPioneered data abstraction; Turing Award laureate. · 1939Basil HirschowitzBasil HirschowitzGastroenterologist who invented the fiberoptic endoscope. · 1925Béla JuleszBéla JuleszVision scientist who invented random-dot stereograms · 1928Benjamin RubinBenjamin RubinMicrobiologist who invented the bifurcated needle used to eradicate smallpox · 1917Bernard LownBernard LownCo-inventor of the defibrillator; co-founded IPPNW (Nobel Peace Prize 1985) · 1985Boris TrakhtenbrotBoris TrakhtenbrotComputer & information scientistBradley EfronBradley EfronStatistics; invented the bootstrap resampling method · 1938Bruce SchneierBruce SchneierComputer & information scientistCarmel MyersCarmel MyersBorn in San Francisco, California, actress and entertainer Carmel Myers acted in over seventy films, was an early television talk-show host, led a production company that packaged radio and… · 1900Charles KelmanCharles KelmanInvented phacoemulsification, transforming cataract surgery · 1930Cornelius LanczosCornelius LanczosDevised Krylov-subspace methods and early Fast Fourier Transform work. · 1893Corrado BohmCorrado BohmComputer & information scientistCynthia DworkCynthia DworkCo-inventor of differential privacy, the standard for protecting personal data; Gödel Prize (2017), Knuth Prize (2020) · 2006Cyrus DermanCyrus DermanDeveloper of Markov decision processes for sequential decisions; von Neumann Theory Prize (2002) · 2002Dan BonehDan BonehIsraeli-born pioneer of pairing-based cryptography securing the modern web; Gödel Prize (2013) · 2013Dan BricklinDan BricklinCo-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet. · 1951Daniel GoldinDaniel GoldinNinth and longest-serving NASA Administrator (1992-2001); known for the 'faster, better, cheaper' program approach. · 1940Daniel GuggenheimDaniel GuggenheimIndustrialist-philanthropist who created the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics (1926), financing early American aviation research and university aeronautics schools. · 1856Daniel RamotDaniel RamotIsraeli co-founder and CEO of Via, whose technology powers public transit in more than 35 countries. · 2012Danny CohenDanny CohenPioneered real-time internetworking and voice-over-IP. · 1937Daphne KollerDaphne KollerComputer & information scientistDario AmodeiDario AmodeiComputer & information scientistDavid AtlasDavid AtlasMeteorologist who invented and developed weather radar and Doppler weather radar · 1924David ChaumDavid ChaumPioneer of digital cash and cryptographic privacy protocols. · 1955David GelernterDavid GelernterComputer & information scientistDavid HarelDavid HarelComputer & information scientistDavid KlenermanDavid KlenermanChemist who co-invented next-generation DNA sequencing (the technology behind Illumina/Solexa). · 1959David MintzDavid MintzInvented Tofutti (1981), the first commercial non-dairy tofu ice cream · 1981David ParnasDavid ParnasComputer & information scientistDavid SacksDavid SacksFounding COO of PayPal and founder of Yammer, the workplace social network sold to Microsoft for $1.2 billion. · 2008David SarnoffDavid SarnoffBroadcasting pioneer who founded NBC and led RCA · 1926David ZuckermanDavid ZuckermanExpert in randomness extractors and derandomization; Gödel Prize (2025) · 2025Dean KamenDean KamenInvented the Segway personal transporter and the first wearable insulin pump. · 2001Dennis GaborDennis GaborHolography · 1947Derek de Solla PriceDerek de Solla PriceComputer & information scientistDonald GlaserDonald GlaserPhysicist; invented the bubble chamber, Nobel Prize 1960 · 1926Dorit AharonovDorit AharonovComputer & information scientistDouglas LenatDouglas LenatComputer & information scientistDov MoranDov MoranIsraeli engineer and entrepreneur who invented the USB flash drive (DiskOnKey, M-Systems, patent filed April 1999). · 1999Edmund RumplerEdmund RumplerAutomobile and aircraft designer whose Tropfenwagen (1921) brought aircraft aerodynamics to the car. · 1921Eduardo SontagEduardo SontagComputer & information scientistEdward FeigenbaumEdward FeigenbaumFather of expert systems and Turing Award laureate. · 1936Edward FileneEdward FileneBoston retailer, inventor of the Automatic Bargain Basement, and father of the American credit-union movement. · 1908Edward FredkinEdward FredkinPioneer of reversible computing; devised the Fredkin gate. · 1934Edward OttEdward OttChaos theorist and co-inventor of chaos control; Richardson Medal (2017) · 1941Edwin LandEdwin LandPolaroid Camera · 1947Egon BalasEgon BalasHolocaust survivor who founded disjunctive programming in integer optimization; von Neumann Theory Prize (1995) · 1995Eli BihamEli BihamComputer & information scientistEli HarariEli HarariIsraeli-American physicist who founded SanDisk in 1988 and invented the floating-gate memory cell and system flash architecture behind memory cards, USB sticks and solid-state drives · 1988Elie MetchnikoffElie MetchnikoffDiscovered phagocytosis and cellular immunity; Nobel 1908 (NOT the inventor of yogurt; he popularized the probiotic/lactic-acid longevity theory) · 1908Eliezer YudkowskyEliezer YudkowskyAI-safety researcher; founded the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, coined the friendly-AI research programme · 2000Emil PostEmil PostPioneered the theory of computation and recursive functions. · 1897Emile BerlinerEmile BerlinerGramophone · 1887Ephraim HertzanoEphraim HertzanoInvented Rummikub, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 1980 and is sold in dozens of countries · 1950Eric BenhamouEric BenhamouCEO of 3Com and chairman of Palm · 1955Erich von StroheimErich von StroheimSilent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona · 1885Ernest CourantErnest CourantCo-invented strong focusing, the basis of modern particle accelerators; Fermi Award (1986); son of Richard Courant · 1986Ernst GräfenbergErnst GräfenbergGynaecologist who devised the first practical intrauterine device, the Gräfenberg ring · 1929Eugene GarfieldEugene GarfieldCreated citation indexing and the journal impact factor. · 1925Éva TardosÉva TardosHungarian-American founder of algorithmic game theory; Gödel Prize (2012), Knuth Prize (2023) · 2012Frank HeartFrank HeartComputer & information scientistFrank RosenblattFrank RosenblattInvented the perceptron, a foundation of neural networks. · 1928Fred SchneiderFred SchneiderFormalized safety and liveness in concurrent systems; Dijkstra Prize (2018) · 2018Gabriel LippmannGabriel LippmannInvented interference method of color photography; Nobel Physics 1908 · 1908George DantzigGeorge DantzigDeveloped the simplex algorithm for linear programming. · 1914George LowGeorge LowNASA engineer who steered the Apollo Moon program; National Medal of Science (1983) · 1969George NemhauserGeorge NemhauserLeading figure of integer programming and its applications; von Neumann Theory Prize (2012) · 2012Georges CharpakGeorges CharpakPhysicist; invented the multiwire proportional chamber particle detector, Nobel Prize 1992 · 1924Gerald SussmanGerald SussmanComputer & information scientistGerhard NeumannGerhard NeumannGE Aircraft Engine chief/VP (1963-1980); drove jet-engine innovations including the variable-stator compressor (J79) and high-bypass turbofans (TF39, CF6, CFM56). · 1917Gil SchweidGil SchweidComputer & information scientistGordon PlotkinGordon PlotkinComputer & information scientistGrzegorz RozenbergGrzegorz RozenbergComputer & information scientistGustav BuckyGustav BuckyRadiologist who invented the Bucky grid, greatly improving the clarity of X-ray images. · 1880Hagit AttiyaHagit AttiyaIsraeli authority on shared-memory distributed computing (Technion); Dijkstra Prize (2011) · 2011Hans BerlinerHans BerlinerComputer & information scientistHans GoldschmidtHans GoldschmidtChemist who invented the thermite (aluminothermic) process · 1861Hans MotzHans MotzPhysicist; invented the undulator, precursor of the free-electron laser · 1909Harold AbelsonHarold AbelsonComputer & information scientistHarold KushnerHarold KushnerComputer & information scientistHarold von BraunhutHarold von BraunhutCreated Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Specs, holding 195 patents for mail-order novelties. · 1957Harry GuggenheimHarry GuggenheimAviator and philanthropist; first president of the Guggenheim aeronautics fund and financial backer of Robert Goddard's pioneering rocketry experiments. · 1890Hedy LamarrHedy LamarrFrequency Hopping (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth) · 1942Henry SamueliHenry SamueliCo-founder of the semiconductor company Broadcom and electrical-engineering professor; son of Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors. · 1954Herbert ScarfHerbert ScarfDevised the first algorithm for computing economic equilibria; von Neumann Theory Prize (1983) · 1983Herbert ZeigerHerbert ZeigerPhysicist; co-inventor of the maser · 1925Herman GoldstineHerman GoldstineCo-architect of the ENIAC, the first electronic computer; National Medal of Science (1983) · 1983Herman LukoffHerman LukoffComputer & information scientistHertha AyrtonHertha AyrtonElectrical engineer and mathematician; first woman elected to the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Hughes Medal 1906 for her work on the electric arc and on sand ripples · 1906Hilary PutnamHilary PutnamContributions to computability and mathematical logic. · 1926Howard BrombergHoward BrombergOne of the principal designers of COBOL. · 1929Hugo KrawczykHugo KrawczykArgentine-Israeli co-inventor of HMAC, the authentication securing most internet traffic; Kanellakis Award (2024) · 2024Hymen LipmanHymen LipmanPatented the first pencil with an attached eraser (1858) and started the first US envelope company. · 1858I.J. GoodI.J. GoodEarly work on the Fast Fourier Transform and Bayesian methods. · 1916Ilya SutskeverIlya SutskeverCo-created foundational deep-learning and GPT models. · 1986Irving GrossIrving GrossInvented the walkie-talkie, pager and CB radio. · 1918Irwin JacobsIrwin JacobsCo-founded Qualcomm and pioneered CDMA wireless communications. · 1933Itzhak BentovItzhak BentovInventor who developed the steerable cardiac catheter used in angiography · 1923Jacob AppelbaumJacob AppelbaumCryptographer and core Tor developer; journalism on the Snowden documents · 2013Jacob W. DavisJacob W. DavisInvented the use of copper rivets to reinforce trouser stress points, the innovation that created modern blue jeans (1873 patent with Levi Strauss). · 1873Jacob WolfowitzJacob WolfowitzContributions to information and statistical decision theory. · 1910Jacob ZivJacob ZivCo-created the LZ family of data-compression algorithms. · 1931Jean IchbiahJean IchbiahChief designer of the Ada programming language. · 1940Jean SammetJean SammetCOBOL designer; created the FORMAC computer-algebra system. · 1928Jeffrey HoffsteinJeffrey HoffsteinComputer & information scientistJeremy StoppelmanJeremy StoppelmanCo-founder and CEO of Yelp (2004), the review platform that put every restaurant's reputation in your pocket. · 2004Jerome F. LedererJerome F. LedererFounder and first director of the Flight Safety Foundation; 'father of aviation safety' and later head of NASA manned-spaceflight safety. · 1902Jerome WiesnerJerome WiesnerComputer & information scientistJoel EngelJoel EngelCo-developed the cellular telephone network architecture. · 1936John G. KemenyJohn G. KemenyCo-invented the BASIC programming language. · 1926John KlensinJohn KlensinComputer & information scientistJohn McCarthyJohn McCarthyCoined 'artificial intelligence'; created LISP; Turing Award laureate. · 1927Jon KleinbergJon KleinbergPioneer of network analysis; invented the HITS link-ranking algorithm for web search; Nevanlinna Prize (2006) · 2006Jonathan RothbergJonathan RothbergInventor of high-speed next-generation DNA sequencing (454 sequencing) and semiconductor sequencing. · 1963Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerCreated Karateka and Prince of Persia, pioneering cinematic animation in video games · 1989Josef GanzJosef GanzCar designer and Motor-Kritik editor whose small-car prototypes prefigured the Volkswagen Beetle; erased and exiled by the Nazis. · 1931Joseph FriedmanJoseph FriedmanInvented the bendy (flexible) drinking straw (patented 1937) after watching his little daughter struggle with a straight straw; founded the Flex-Straw Company · 1937Joseph HalpernJoseph HalpernPioneer of reasoning about knowledge in distributed systems; Gödel Prize (1997) · 1997Joseph SilvermanJoseph SilvermanCo-invented the NTRU cryptosystem. · 1955Joseph WeizenbaumJoseph WeizenbaumELIZA - Early Natural Language Processing · 1966Judea PearlJudea PearlArtificial Intelligence and Bayesian Networks · 2011Judith ResnikJudith ResnikElectrical engineer and NASA astronaut, first Jewish American in space; died in the Challenger disaster · 1984Julia GarnerJulia GarnerActress: Ruth Langmore in Ozark — three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe — and Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna · 2019Julian BussgangJulian BussgangComputer & information scientistJulius Edgar LilienfeldJulius Edgar LilienfeldPatented the field-effect transistor concept in the 1920s, decades before Bell Labs · 1925Kenneth AppelKenneth AppelComputer & information scientistKenneth PerlinKenneth PerlinComputer & information scientistKobbi NissimKobbi NissimIsraeli co-inventor of differential privacy; Gödel Prize (2017) · 2017Laszlo BiroLaszlo BiroInvented the modern ballpoint pen (the 'biro'), patented in the late 1930s. · 1899Laurence WolseyLaurence WolseyAuthority on integer programming theory and practice; von Neumann Theory Prize (2012) · 2012Lawrence FogelLawrence FogelPioneer of evolutionary computation. · 1928Lazăr EdeleanuLazăr EdeleanuChemist, first to synthesize amphetamine and inventor of the Edeleanu process · 1861Lenore BlumLenore BlumComputer & information scientistLeo GerstenzangLeo GerstenzangInvented the cotton swab (Q-tips) in 1923, after watching his wife wrap cotton around a toothpick to clean their baby. · 1923Leo HirshfieldLeo HirshfieldInvented the Tootsie Roll (1896), the individually-wrapped chewy chocolate candy named after his daughter 'Tootsie.' · 1896Leo MarksLeo MarksWWII cryptographer who developed one-time pad ciphers. · 1920Leo SternbachLeo SternbachChemist who invented the benzodiazepines, including Librium and Valium. · 1908Leon HenkinLeon HenkinComputer & information scientistLeonard AdlemanLeonard AdlemanCo-invented RSA public-key cryptography and pioneered DNA computing. · 1945Leonard HerzenbergLeonard HerzenbergGeneticist who invented the fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS), transforming cell biology. · 1931Leonard KleinrockLeonard KleinrockPacket-Switched Networks (Internet Foundation) · 1961Leonid KantorovichLeonid KantorovichFounded linear programming; Nobel laureate in economics. · 1912Leonid LevinLeonid LevinCo-discovered NP-completeness (Cook-Levin theorem). · 1948Leopold MannesLeopold MannesCo-invented Kodachrome (1935) with Leopold Godowsky Jr. — two concert musicians who did chemistry in hotel bathrooms between recitals; later president of the Mannes School of Music · 1935Leslie LamportLeslie LamportFoundational work on distributed systems; Turing Award laureate. · 1941Leslie ValiantLeslie ValiantCreated the PAC model of machine learning; Turing Award laureate. · 1949Lotfi ZadehLotfi ZadehInvented fuzzy logic and fuzzy set theory. · 1921Maida Herman SolomonMaida Herman SolomonProfessor of social economy Maida Solomon was recognized as a pioneer in the field, contributing to the “invention” of the field of psychiatric social work and overseeing its definition, its…Manfred ClynesManfred ClynesNeurophysiologist and inventor who coined the term 'cyborg' · 1925Manuel BlumManuel BlumComputational Complexity Theory · 1995Mária TelkesMária TelkesPioneer of solar energy; designed the heat-storage system of the Dover Sun House, the first house heated entirely by the sun, and a solar still that saved lives at sea · 1948Mark PincusMark PincusFounder of Zynga (2007), whose FarmVille taught a billion people to play games with their friends. · 2007Mark PinskerMark PinskerMajor contributions to information theory. · 1925Marsha IvinsMarsha IvinsAerospace engineer and NASA astronaut, veteran of five Space Shuttle missions · 1990Marshall RosenbluthMarshall RosenbluthCo-created the Metropolis Monte Carlo algorithm. · 1927Martin CooperMartin CooperLed the Motorola team that built and demonstrated the first handheld cellular mobile phone (1973). · 1973Martin DavisMartin DavisFoundational work in computability and mathematical logic. · 1928Martin HellmanMartin HellmanCo-invented public-key (Diffie-Hellman) cryptography. · 1945Marvin GlassMarvin GlassToy designer whose studio created Operation, Mouse Trap, Lite-Brite, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Ants in the Pants. · 1960sMarvin MinskyMarvin MinskyCo-founder of artificial intelligence; Turing Award laureate. · 1927Mary MossMary MossDespite living with her parents for much of her life, Mary Moss lived a vivid existence through the characters she investigated as a journalist and the ones she invented in her fiction. · 1864Max FleischerMax FleischerPioneering animator who created Betty Boop, invented the rotoscope, and brought Popeye and Superman to the screen. · 1930Max NewmanMax NewmanLed the design of the Colossus code-breaking computer. · 1897Micha SharirMicha SharirIsraeli pioneer of computational geometry; Knuth Prize laureate (2025) · 2025Michael RabinMichael RabinIntroduced nondeterministic and randomized algorithms; Turing Award laureate. · 1931Michael SipserMichael SipserComputer & information scientistMikhail GurevichMikhail GurevichSoviet aircraft designer, co-founder of the Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG) bureau — the 'G' in MiG; designed the MiG-1/MiG-3 fighters and early Soviet jets through the MiG-25. · 1893Mitch KaporMitch KaporCreator of Lotus 1-2-3, the spreadsheet that put the PC in every office; co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and first chair of Mozilla. · 1983Moni NaorMoni NaorIsraeli cryptographer (Weizmann Institute); Gödel Prize (2014) · 2014Moshe ArensMoshe ArensAeronautical engineer who built Israel Aircraft Industries' engineering capability, later Defence Minister and Foreign Minister · 1962Moshe VardiMoshe VardiIsraeli-American pioneer of logic in computer science; Gödel Prize (2000), Knuth Prize (2021) · 2000Nati LinialNati LinialIsraeli theorist of locality in distributed graph algorithms; Dijkstra Prize (2013) · 2013Naum ShorNaum ShorCo-developed the ellipsoid method for convex optimization. · 1937Neil ImmermanNeil ImmermanProved the Immerman-Szelepcsényi theorem; founder of descriptive complexity; Gödel Prize (1995) · 1995Nir ShavitNir ShavitIsraeli expert in multiprocessor computing; Gödel Prize (2004) · 2004Noam NisanNoam NisanIsraeli pioneer of algorithmic game theory and complexity; Gödel Prize (2012), Knuth Prize (2016) · 2012Noga AlonNoga AlonIsraeli combinatorialist; Gödel Prize (2005), Knuth Prize (2022) · 2005Norbert WienerNorbert WienerFounded cybernetics and statistical communication theory. · 1894Norman AbramsonNorman AbramsonCreated ALOHAnet, the first wireless packet-switched network and the ancestor of Ethernet and Wi-Fi · 1971Oded GoldreichOded GoldreichIsraeli cryptographer who laid the foundations of modern cryptography; Knuth Prize (2017) · 2017Oded RegevOded RegevIsraeli inventor of Learning With Errors, the basis of post-quantum cryptography; Gödel Prize (2018) · 2018Paul BaranPaul BaranCo-invented packet switching, a foundation of the Internet. · 1926Paul BenioffPaul BenioffProposed the first quantum-mechanical model of a computer. · 1930Pavel PevznerPavel PevznerPioneer of the genome-assembly algorithms behind modern DNA sequencing; Kanellakis Award (2018) · 2018Peter EliasPeter EliasInvented convolutional error-correcting codes. · 1923Peter SwerlingPeter SwerlingCo-developed early optimal filtering and estimation theory. · 1929Peter WeinbergerPeter WeinbergerComputer & information scientistPhil SpectorPhil SpectorRecord producer who invented the 'Wall of Sound' ('Be My Baby', 'River Deep — Mountain High'); shaped the sound of 1960s pop · 1963Philip WolfePhilip WolfeCo-created the Frank-Wolfe algorithm of nonlinear optimization; von Neumann Theory Prize (1992) · 1992Philippe KahnPhilippe KahnBuilt and demonstrated the first camera phone that instantly shared photos (1997). · 1997Radia PerlmanRadia PerlmanInvented the spanning-tree protocol enabling modern Ethernet. · 1951Ralph H. BaerRalph H. BaerInvented the home video game console (the 'Brown Box'/Magnavox Odyssey, 1972) and the electronic memory game Simon (1978). · 1972Raymond KurzweilRaymond KurzweilInvented omni-font OCR and text-to-speech systems. · 1948Reuven RubinsteinReuven RubinsteinComputer & information scientistRichard BellmanRichard BellmanInvented dynamic programming. · 1920Richard KarpRichard KarpFoundational work on NP-completeness; Turing Award laureate. · 1935Richard LeiblerRichard LeiblerCo-developed the Kullback-Leibler information divergence. · 1914Richard StallmanRichard StallmanComputer & information scientistRobert AdlerRobert AdlerCo-invented the wireless television remote control (Zenith Space Command, 1956). Austrian-Jewish émigré physicist. · 1956Robert FanoRobert FanoPioneer of information theory and data compression. · 1917Robert FischellRobert FischellPhysicist and prolific inventor of implantable medical devices, including cardiac and neurological implants. · 1929Robert FrankstonRobert FrankstonCo-invented VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet. · 1949Robert KahnRobert KahnCo-invented the TCP/IP protocols that run the Internet; Turing Award (2004) · 1974Robert KronfeldRobert KronfeldAustrian gliding champion and sailplane designer; first pilot to fly a glider across the English Channel (1931), held world distance and altitude records. · 1904Robert ShostakRobert ShostakCo-formulated the Byzantine Generals problem of fault-tolerant computing; Dijkstra Prize (2005) · 2005Robert TarjanRobert TarjanPioneered graph and data-structure algorithms; Turing Award laureate. · 1948Roland MorenoRoland MorenoInventor of the smart card (carte a puce) · 1974Rolf LandauerRolf LandauerEstablished the thermodynamics of computation (Landauer's principle). · 1927Ronald FaginRonald FaginFounder of finite model theory (Fagin's theorem) and database theory; Gödel Prize (2014) · 2014Sam AltmanSam AltmanCEO and co-founder of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT; former president of Y Combinator. · 2015Samson AbramskySamson AbramskyComputer & information scientistSamuel BlumSamuel BlumCo-invented the ultraviolet excimer laser (IBM, 1981), the basis of LASIK eye surgery; National Inventors Hall of Fame. · 1981Samuel von BaschSamuel von BaschPhysician who invented the sphygmomanometer for non-invasive blood pressure measurement. · 1837Scott AaronsonScott AaronsonComputational complexity theorist; quantum computing, Quantum Computing Since Democritus, the Complexity Zoo · 2013Semyon LavochkinSemyon LavochkinSoviet aircraft designer, founder of the Lavochkin bureau; designed the La-5 and La-7, among the best Soviet WWII fighters. · 1900Seymour PapertSeymour PapertCo-created the Logo language and constructionist learning. · 1928Shafi GoldwasserShafi GoldwasserCryptography and Complexity Theory · 2012Sheldon WeinbaumSheldon WeinbaumBioengineer of cellular fluid mechanics; National Medal of Science (2023) · 2023Shimon UllmanShimon UllmanIsraeli pioneer of computational vision (Weizmann Institute); Rumelhart Prize (2008) · 2008Siegfried MarcusSiegfried MarcusInventor who built the first petrol-powered vehicle (Vienna, 1870); the Nazis erased his name from the record because he was Jewish. · 1870Simcha BlassSimcha BlassModern Drip Irrigation Systems · 1959Simon RamoSimon RamoFather of the US intercontinental ballistic missile; co-founded TRW; National Medal of Science (1979) · 1979Solomon GolombSolomon GolombDevised pseudorandom sequence generation used in communications. · 1932Solomon KullbackSolomon KullbackCo-developed the Kullback-Leibler information divergence. · 1907Solomon MarcusSolomon MarcusComputer & information scientistStanford R. OvshinskyStanford R. OvshinskyInvented the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery and pioneered amorphous-silicon devices. · 1982Stanley MazorStanley MazorCo-inventor of the Intel 4004, the first microprocessor; Kyoto Prize (1997) · 1997Stanley N. CohenStanley N. CohenGeneticist who co-invented recombinant DNA technology using plasmids, founding genetic engineering · 1935Stephen GrossbergStephen GrossbergPioneer of neural network theory. · 1939Stephen UngerStephen UngerPioneered parallel and cellular computing architectures. · 1931Stephen WarshallStephen WarshallComputer & information scientistStephen WiesnerStephen WiesnerFounded quantum cryptography and conjugate coding. · 1942Stephen WolframStephen WolframCreated Mathematica and the Wolfram Language. · 1959Steve CrockerSteve CrockerCreated the RFC series and helped develop early Internet protocols. · 1944Steven RudichSteven RudichComplexity theorist behind the 'natural proofs' barrier; Gödel Prize (2007) · 2007Tal RabinTal RabinIsraeli cryptographer of secure multiparty computation; Dijkstra Prize (2023) · 2023Talmon MarcoTalmon MarcoIsraeli founder of Viber, of the ride-hailing service Juno and of the green-hydrogen company H2Pro. · 2010Terry WinogradTerry WinogradAI pioneer (SHRDLU natural-language program); Stanford professor who advised Larry Page during the creation of Google's PageRank · 1971Uziel GalUziel GalGerman-born Israeli firearms designer who developed the Uzi submachine gun · 1950Victor GruenVictor GruenModern Enclosed Shopping Mall · 1956Vinton CerfVinton CerfCo-designed the TCP/IP protocols underpinning the Internet. · 1943Walter MunkWalter MunkPhysical oceanographer who co-invented ocean acoustic tomography and advanced ocean and tidal science · 1917Wassily LeontiefWassily LeontiefDeveloped input-output economic analysis; Nobel laureate. · 1905William CooperWilliam CooperCo-creator of data envelopment analysis and goal programming; von Neumann Theory Prize (1982) · 1982William FriedmanWilliam FriedmanFounder of modern statistical cryptanalysis; led the US Army team that broke Japan's 'unbreakable' PURPLE cipher in 1940 · 1891William KahanWilliam KahanArchitect of IEEE floating-point arithmetic; Turing Award laureate. · 1933William PressWilliam PressComputer & information scientistYechezkel BarenholzYechezkel BarenholzCo-invented Doxil (PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin), the first FDA-approved nano-drug (1995), a widely used cancer chemotherapy. · 1995Yoav FreundYoav FreundIsraeli co-inventor of AdaBoost, a cornerstone of machine learning; Gödel Prize (2003) · 2003Yoshua BengioYoshua BengioPioneer of deep learning and Turing Award laureate. · 1964Yossi MatiasYossi MatiasIsraeli co-creator of streaming algorithms; Gödel Prize (2005); longtime head of Google's Israel R&D center · 2005Aaron IsmachInventor of the jet injector gun used in mass vaccination campaigns · 1922Aaron WynerComputer & information scientistAbraham AbuchowskiBiochemist who invented PEGylation, the modification of proteins with polyethylene glycol to improve drugs. · 1949Abraham CharnesCo-founder of applied linear programming and data envelopment analysis; von Neumann Theory Prize (1982) · 1982Abu al-Munajja ibn Sha'yaFatimid Jewish administrator who built the great irrigation canal that still bore his name, the Bahr Abu al-Munajja · 1112Adele GoldstineComputer & information scientistAdin FalkoffCo-designed and implemented the APL programming language. · 1921Albert BallinDirector of HAPAG who built the world's largest shipping line and invented the modern pleasure cruise · 1891Alexander ShapiroAuthority on stochastic programming under uncertainty; von Neumann Theory Prize (2021) · 2021Alexandre HorowitzPhilips engineer who invented the Philishave rotary electric shaver (1939), used by hundreds of millions of men. · 1939Alexey ChervonenkisCo-created VC theory underlying statistical learning. · 1938Allan BorodinComputer & information scientistAlon ItaiIsraeli computer scientist (Technion); Dijkstra Prize (2016) for symmetry breaking in distributed systems · 2016Ami LuttwakIsraeli co-founder and chief technology officer of Wiz, and co-founder of Adallom before it.Amiel FeinsteinComputer & information scientistAmir RonenIsraeli co-founder of algorithmic mechanism design; Gödel Prize (2012) · 2012Amnon LotemIsraeli co-author of the optimal aggregation algorithms for databases; Gödel Prize (2014) · 2014Amos FiatIsraeli co-inventor of the Fiat-Shamir digital-signature technique; Kanellakis Award (2016) · 2016Amos Joel Jr.Invented automatic call handoff, enabling cellular telephony. · 1918Amos KormanIsraeli computer scientist bridging distributed computing and biology; Dijkstra Prize (2026) · 2026Amotz Bar-NoyIsraeli computer scientist of distributed and mobile computing; Dijkstra Prize (2011) · 2011Arkadi NemirovskiCo-developed the ellipsoid and interior-point optimization methods. · 1947Avraham Levy (CarCool)Israeli businessman who invented the accordion cardboard car sunshade (1970) and patented CarCool in the US (1980) · 1970Barney ReiffenComputer & information scientistBaruch AwerbuchIsraeli pioneer of distributed network algorithms; Dijkstra Prize (2008) · 2008Ben RichSecond director of Lockheed's Skunk Works (1975-1991), 'father of stealth'; led development of the F-117 Nighthawk and worked on the SR-71, U-2 and F-22. · 1925Berish StrauchA pioneer of microsurgery who performed one of the earliest toe-to-thumb transplants and invented the first inflatable penile prosthesis and the Strauch Clamp. · 1933Bernard GoldComputer & information scientistBowen AlpernCo-authored 'Defining Liveness', the formal basis of program correctness; Dijkstra Prize (2018) · 2018Calvin GottliebComputer & information scientistCarl EngelmanComputer & information scientistCarl WunschPhysical oceanographer who co-invented ocean acoustic tomography and advanced ocean circulation studies · 1941Chaim Zelig SlonimskiPioneer of science in Hebrew, inventor of a calculating machine and founder of Ha-Tsefirah · 1862Charles LazarusFounded Toys "R" Us and invented the toy supermarket, which reshaped how toys are sold · 1948Charles P. GinsburgLed the team that invented the first practical videotape recorder (Ampex) · 1920Charles RackoffCo-inventor of zero-knowledge proofs, a pillar of modern cryptography; Gödel Prize (1993) · 1993Dan TouitouIsraeli co-inventor of software transactional memory; Dijkstra Prize (2012) · 2012Daniel FreedmanCo-inventor of supergravity; Dirac Medal (1993), Breakthrough Prize (2019) · 1993Daniel SleatorCo-invented splay trees and amortized analysis of algorithms; Kanellakis Award (1999) · 1999Daniel SlotnickDesigned the Illiac IV, an early parallel supercomputer. · 1931Daniel SpielmanBreakthroughs in coding theory and algorithm analysis. · 1970Danny DolevIsraeli pioneer of Byzantine fault tolerance (Hebrew University); Dijkstra Prize (2011) · 2011David PelegIsraeli founder of the locality theory of distributed computing (Weizmann Institute); Dijkstra Prize (2008, 2026) · 2008David SchaeferComputer & information scientistDavid SlepianComputer & information scientistDean LeitersdorfIsraeli computer scientist who co-founded Decart with Moshe Shalev in 2023; its models generate video in real time and make AI run several times faster on existing chips · 2023Donald GoldfarbCo-author of the BFGS optimization method used across science and machine learning; von Neumann Theory Prize (2017) · 2017Dov GabbayComputer & information scientistEddy GoldfarbInvented 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers. · 1949Edward E. DavidComputer & information scientistEli GafniIsraeli-American theorist of asynchronous computability; Dijkstra Prize (2017) · 2017Eli UpfalIsraeli authority on randomized algorithms; Kanellakis Award (2020) · 2020Elias SnitzerPhysicist; invented the fiber laser and fiber amplifier · 1925Elizabeth BorowskyCo-developed the topological theory of set consensus; Dijkstra Prize (2017) · 2017Emil RathenauFounder of AEG, who brought Edison's electric light to Germany and built Berlin's first power station · 1883Ernst SpiegelNeurologist who co-invented human stereotactic neurosurgery. · 1895Evelyn BerezinDesigned an early computerized word processor and reservation systems. · 1925Florian SchneiderCo-founder of Kraftwerk, the Düsseldorf group that invented electronic pop, grandson of the Jewish industrialist Justus Meyerhof · 1974Francis NarinComputer & information scientistFrank ProschanFounder of mathematical reliability theory; von Neumann Theory Prize (1991) · 1991Fred JelinekComputer & information scientistGabriel PinskiComputer & information scientistGeorge LernerInvented Mr. Potato Head (developed 1949, launched by Hasbro 1952). · 1952Gerard SaltonComputer & information scientistGustave SolomonCo-invented Reed-Solomon error-correcting codes. · 1930Hanan SametAuthority on spatial data structures (quadtrees) behind digital maps; Kanellakis Award (2011) · 2011Henry OrensteinBrought Transformers to the West and held over 100 toy patents; also invented the hole-card camera that made televised poker watchable · 1984Henry PollakComputer & information scientistHoward YudkinComputer & information scientistIrene Caroline Diner KoenigsbergerA distinguished chemist credited with discovering the molecular structure of rubber, Irene Caroline Koenigsberger refused to patent her work, making her discovery available to all. · 1896Irvin StiglitzComputer & information scientistJack WolfComputer & information scientistJacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon (Profatius)Astronomer, physician and translator; invented the 'quadrans novus' astronomical instrument and compiled astronomical tables used by Copernicus and others · c. 1236 CEJános KőrnerComputer & information scientistJeffrey UllmanTuring Award laureate (2020); wrote the foundational textbooks on compilers and databases; Knuth Prize (2000) · 2020Jerome H. LemelsonHeld foundational patents in machine vision, bar-code reading, and automated warehousing. · 1954Joel MosesCo-developed the Macsyma computer-algebra system. · 1941John HeartfieldInventeur du photomontage politique, dont les couvertures de l'AIZ (1930-1938) restent la satire visuelle la plus puissante jamais dirigée contre Hitler et le nazisme · 1932John MonashIngénieur civil pionnier du béton armé en Australie, commandant du Corps australien en 1918 (Hamel, Amiens, ligne Hindenburg), fondateur de la Commission d'électricité du Victoria ; figure sur le… · 1918Jonathan SachsCo-created the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. · 1947Josef Popper-LynkeusIngénieur-inventeur et penseur social viennois, théoricien du « devoir général de subsistance » (revenu minimum garanti en nature, 1912), précurseur reconnu de Freud sur le rêve et ami d'Einstein · 1912Joseph ben PhinehasBanquier de cour du calife al-Muqtadir à partir de 911-912 avec son associé Aaron ben Amram : les deux hommes inventent la lettre de change et le découvert souverain, aux origines de la banque · 912Joseph StraussChief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge (1937) and revolutionizer of the bascule drawbridge; his safety net saved 19 workers' lives. · 1937Joseph TraubComputer & information scientistJulius BlankFairchild Semiconductor co-founder — one of the 'traitorous eight' who left Shockley and built the machine that built Silicon Valley. · 1957Klára Dán von NeumannOne of the first computer programmers; wrote and ran the code for the Monte Carlo method on ENIAC and MANIAC I · 1948Lance FortnowComputer & information scientistLawrence RabinerComputer & information scientistLeonard PinchukBiomedical engineer, inventor of biomedical polymers and vascular stents · 1954Leopold Godowsky Jr.Co-invented Kodachrome (1935), the first successful color film for the masses — with fellow musician Leopold Mannes, nicknamed 'God and Man' at Kodak; son of pianist Leopold Godowsky; also a concert… · 1935Leslie GreengardCo-invented the fast multipole method. · 1958Liah KorIsraeli computer scientist; Dijkstra Prize (2026) · 2026Lucien NeustadtComputer & information scientistLudwig BörneInventeur du journalisme politique allemand, auteur des Lettres de Paris (1832-1834), figure de la Jeune Allemagne et défenseur précoce de l'émancipation des juifs de Francfort · 1832Manfred KochenComputer & information scientistMartin ReimanPioneer of heavy-traffic queueing theory; von Neumann Theory Prize (2016) · 2016Marvin SimonComputer & information scientistMatthew FranklinCo-invented identity-based encryption with Dan Boneh; Gödel Prize (2013) · 2013Michael Ben-OrIsraeli inventor of randomized asynchronous consensus; Dijkstra Prize (2015, 2023) · 2015Michael MitzenmacherAnalyzed balanced allocations and Bloom filters used across the internet; Kanellakis Award (2020) · 2020Michael SaksComplexity theorist; Gödel Prize (2004) for the topological analysis of asynchronous computability · 2004Michel MirowskiInvented the automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator · 1924Mikhail EisensteinArchitecte de l'Art nouveau de Riga : ses immeubles de la rue Alberta font de la ville la plus grande concentration de façades Art nouveau d'Europe, inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO · 1903Mischa SchwartzComputer & information scientistMoshe ShalevRaised Haredi in Bnei Brak, enlisted at twenty-three through the programme opening the army's technology units to ultra-Orthodox men, served thirteen years in Unit 8200 and co-founded Decart in 2023 · 2023Murray JarvikPsychopharmacologist who co-invented the nicotine patch · 1923Neal KoblitzCo-invented elliptic-curve cryptography. · 1948Nimrod MegiddoIsraeli inventor of linear-time algorithms for low-dimensional linear programming; von Neumann Theory Prize (2014) · 2014Noam ShazeerCo-invented the Transformer neural-network architecture. · 1976Omer ReingoldIsraeli cryptographer who proved SL = L; Gödel Prize (2009) · 2009Ora and Theo CosterIsraeli couple who invented about 200 games and toys, among them Guess Who?, Zingo! and Go Pop · 1979Orian LeitersdorfIsraeli computer engineer, chief scientist of Decart; his Technion doctorate on digital processing-in-memory made him the youngest doctor in the institution's history · 2025Pedro NunesCosmographe en chef du Portugal, inventeur du nonius — ancêtre du vernier — et découvreur de la loxodromie, la courbe que suit un navire à cap constant, fondement de la navigation moderne · 1537Peter GacsComputer & information scientistPeter GoldmarkInvented the long-playing (LP) record and a color-television system; National Medal of Science (1976) · 1976Peter KirsteinComputer & information scientistPhilip SpiraCo-author of the distributed minimum-spanning-tree algorithm; Dijkstra Prize (2004) · 2004Phillip RogawayFounder of practice-oriented provable security in cryptography; Kanellakis Award (2009) · 2009Pierre WolperPioneer of model checking with temporal logic; Gödel Prize (2000) · 2000Ralph BenjaminInvented the trackball — the ancestor of the computer mouse — for the Royal Navy in 1946, twenty years before Engelbart; later chief scientist at GCHQ · 1946