Brendan Eich
Creator of JavaScript, the language of the web.
Their Story
Brendan Eich is a programmer who created JavaScript, a language that makes web pages interactive. He designed the first version in a very short time while working at Netscape. JavaScript became one of the most widely used programming languages in the world.
Era
1900s
Field
Programming Languages
Brendan Eich
Creator of JavaScript, the language of the web.
Technology · Programming Languages · 1900s
Their Story
Brendan Eich is a programmer who created JavaScript, a language that makes web pages interactive. He designed the first version in a very short time while working at Netscape. JavaScript became one of the most widely used programming languages in the world.
Key Innovation
Created JavaScript, the programming language that makes web pages interactive.
Why It Matters Today
Almost every interactive website and web app students use runs on the language he created.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
