2012年3月14日水曜日

The 50 smartest people in tech

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/09/the-50-smartest-people-in-tech/

What constitutes tech savvy today? An alchemy of intellect, ambition, and that uncanny ability to peer around corners. Some of our choices may surprise you.
By Jessi Hempel and Beth Kowitt
"The empires of the future," Winston Churchill once said, "are the empires of the mind." Those words have never held more weight. Our greatest technological advances come not through physical might, tools, or cash but through intellect and imagination. As Fortune gets set to acknowledge these advances at our annual Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen (July 22–24), we think it only fitting to introduce you to 50 of the field's brawniest brains. These are the people whose collective intelligence propels us into a future that looks nothing like the present. They've dreamed up phones that let us surf the Net, websites that help us feel more connected, and movie characters who step off the screen.
So what do we mean by smart? We salute intelligence, but also impact. Accel partner Jim Breyer is a bright guy, but he is worthy of inclusion on Fortune's list because he applies his mind to investments that have the potential to change lives -- or at least lifestyles. We're most concerned with the present. Thus, you won't find the Polish polymath Nicolaus Copernicus on our list, nor will you find Bill Gates. And this is not a ranking based on pure IQ. In the ecosystem that leads to commercializing technological advances, thoughtful business executives are just as important as engineering geniuses.

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