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An Audience with Internet Pioneers
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For computer science students at UCLA, COVID-19 has had one silver lining: the opportunity to interact with multiple Internet Hall of Fame inductees via Zoom during class. 2021 Internet Hall of Fame inductee's ...
MoreFinding Where Public Policy and User Security Meet
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A 2019 Internet Hall of Fame inductee wants to see the Internet continue to facilitate user-friendly innovations. A native of Togo, Adiel Akplogan helped establish his country’s first TCP/IP connection in the...
MoreVint Cerf's Plan to Bring the Internet to Space
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Vint Cerf wants to bring the Internet to the stars – literally. Part of the Internet Hall of Fame’s inaugural class, Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols. Since 2005, he has been a vice president and “...
MoreDoug Comer Expects Internet to Become More Reliable, Ubiquitous
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When it comes to the future of the Internet, Doug Comer has moved past hope...and on to expectation. A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Comer wrote the first series of textbooks explaining the...
MoreDennis Jennings and the History of NSFNET
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A personal discovery in the middle of a meeting is partially responsible for the forerunner of the modern Internet’s commercialized core. A 2014 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Dennis Jennings was the first Program Director for Networking at the U.S. National Science Foundation and...
MoreLarry Irving Voices Concern as Digital Divide Becomes Politicized
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Larry Irving still just wants everyone to have equal access to the Internet. A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Irving served for seven years as administrator of the National Telecommunications and...
MoreLasting Impact of Suguru Yamaguchi
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Sugaru Yamaguchi’s fingerprints are all over the web, all over the world. Inducted posthumously to the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019, Yamaguchi was a founding member of...
MoreBrewster Kahle: Digital Librarian on a Mission
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Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, is a digital librarian with a mission to...
MoreLingering Threat of Internet Silos Concerns NSFNET Pioneer
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Elise Gerich is not interested in information silos, thanks. A 2019 inductee to the Internet Hall of Fame, Gerich was a key player in the launch of the National Science Foundation’s...
MoreThe Future of Network Security Concerns
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Add Michael Stanton to the list of Internet Hall of Fame inductees concerned about the future of network security. A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Stanton played a key role in the development...
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