Ward Cunningham

Howard G. "Ward" Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer. He started the first wiki website on March 25, 1995, and is considered the inventor of that software. He currently lives in Beaverton, Oregon.

Ward Cunningham got a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Purdue University, and then got his master's degree in computer science from there. he has worked for Tektronix Computer Research Laboratory, the Eclipse Foundation, and Microsoft, among other places. In 2009, he joined AboutUs, an editable guide to websites.

 Other websites 
 WikiWikiWeb, the first wiki hosted at c2.com
 Ward's personal pages on c2.com

Category:1949 births
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Category:American computer scientists
Category:Scientists from Oregon
Category:Scientists from Indiana
Category:People from Michigan City, Indiana
Category:People from Beaverton, Oregon