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HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

The First Search Engine

In a short and spontaneous 'aha' moment, Alan Emtage revolutionised how we find information and ushered in the search engine era. 

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FROM THE ARCHIVES...

What's Next?

In this 2015 Boston Globe interview, Nii Quaynor, Robert Metcalfe, David Farber, and Richard Stallman ponder the Internet's future. 

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IN MEMORIAM...

Remembering Frank Heart 1929-2018

"I was extraordinarily lucky to latch onto a rising rocket...and ride it to a huge change in our society." - Frank Heart

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HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

Connecting Remote Countries

Mike Jensen's path to the Internet is unique. And thanks to him, the network has spread to some of the farthest reaches of the world.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES...

Indian Engineers & Intergalactic Travel

We revisit this 2015 interview with Srinivasan Ramani, as he shares his unique perspective on engineering education. 

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Ed Krol

HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

The Internet's Early Networker

Everything old is new again for Ed Krol, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Internet. Find out why in our exclusive interview. 

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2017 INTERNET HALL OF FAME...

Video Profiles

Visit our Video Gallery to watch the most recent Internet Hall of Fame inductees share their own perspective on Internet history and issues currently shaping the Internet. 

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2017 INTERNET HALL OF FAME...

In Pictures

Find highlights and behind-the-scenes images and footage of the Internet Hall of Fame's 2017 inductees in our 2017 Photo Gallery. 

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MEET OUR SPEAKERS…

Thought Leaders

With extensive experience in a range of topics related to Internet and networking technology, find out which inductees are available for speaking opportunities.

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Meet the Inductees

Hall of Fame Highlights

The development of the world’s first search engine was not spurred by a natural disaster or an epic journey.  Just an “aha” moment for a graduate student. While attending graduate school at Montreal’s McGill University in the late 1980s, Alan Emtage...
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In THEIR own WORDS

Mike Jensen: At the Forefront of Next Gen Internet Connectivity

When he’s not on the road, Mike Jensen spends much of his time in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.

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IN the NEWS

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The developer of the Internet’s first widely used search engine says he sees the Internet’s rapid development as a mixed bag. 

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Internet HISTORY Timeline

Mapping inductees’ defining moments in Internet history.

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1968

Fifty years ago, Steve Crocker developed ARPAnet host-level protocols working with Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA.  

"Internet History Timeline"

BLOG

How an 'Aha' Moment Became the First Search Engine

July 5, 2018

Mike Jensen: At the Forefront of Next Gen Internet Connectivity

June 27, 2018

Remembering Frank Heart (1929 - 2018)

June 25, 2018

Alan Emtage on the Good and Bad of Internet Use

June 14, 2018

From Mapping Aquatic Ecosystems to Connecting Africa

June 8, 2018

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI

May 22, 2018

Lessons for Today in Internet's Past

May 14, 2018