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FROM THE ARCHIVES...

The Evolution of the Internet

Thanks to 2016 Internet Hall of Fame inductee Radia Perlman, the spanning tree protocol protects a network by preventing loops from being created when there is redundant data.

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Klaas Wierenga

HALL OF FAME HIGHLIGHTS...

Channeling Spirit of Affirmation

Klaas Wierenga, a 2019 Internet Hall of Fame inductee, attributes much of his success to saying "yes" to new ideas, hard work, and collaboration. 

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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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Hall of Fame Highlights

When you listen to Klaas Wierenga talk about the development of eduroam, the access tool that provides academics and researchers with wifi roaming services at campuses around the world, you hear one...
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In THEIR own WORDS

Doug Comer Expects Internet to Become More Reliable, Ubiquitous

Doug Comer

When it comes to the future of the Internet, Doug Comer has moved past hope...and on to expectation.

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IN the NEWS

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Thirty years ago, the World Wide Web was in its infancy. 

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Internet HISTORY Timeline

Mapping inductees’ defining moments in Internet history.

1991

30 years ago, the first website went live. Created by Tim Berners-Lee.

"Internet History Timeline"

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Doug Comer Expects Internet to Become More Reliable, Ubiquitous

September 21, 2021

Spirit of Affirmation, Collaboration Sparks Klaas Wierenga’s Creation of eduroam

September 9, 2021

When Tim Berners-Lee switched on the first World Wide Web server

August 25, 2021

Tim Berners-Lee Sells an NFT of the World Wide Web Source Code

July 31, 2021

The Negative Sides of the Internet

July 29, 2021

Dennis Jennings and the History of NSFNET

July 15, 2021

Jimmy Wales on Capturing Bias In the Age of AI

June 29, 2021