Throwback 2021: Tech Innovators we Lost in 2021

As we near the end of 2021, we recall the tech stars we lost in the past year. Their work will be adored for coming generations because of the endless imprint they left on our lives.

* Born: 11 September 1939, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
* Died: 16 April 2021, Los Altos, California, United States
* Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982 and co-creating the PDF document format with John Warnock.

* Born: 30 July 1940, Richmond, United Kingdom
* Died: 16 September 2021, London, United Kingdom
* He was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics in the 1970s and early 1980s.

* Born: 18 September 1945, Cinderford, United Kingdom
* Died: 23 June 2021, Centre Penitenciari Brians 2
* John David McAfee was a British-American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination for President of the US in 2016 and 2020. sought

* Born: 21 June 1926, Bellingwolde, Netherlands
* Died: 6 March 2021, Duizel, Netherlands
* Lodewijk Frederik Ottens was an inventor and Dutch engineer, best known as the inventor of the cassette tape, and for his contribution in developing the compact disc. Ottens was employed by Philips for the entirety of his career.

* Born: 20 June 1943, Tokyo, Japan
* Died: 6 December 2021
* Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese engineer, professor, and video game producer. He was known for his work as a Nintendo employee from 1971 to 2004, primarily for his crucial role in developing the Nintendo Entertainment System.