The physical Interface Message Processor (IMP) network is constructed, linking four nodes: University of California at Los Angeles, SRI (in Stanford), University of California at Santa Barbara, and University of Utah.
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Hyunje Park
Secured first IP address outside the United States and brought broadband Internet to Korea
Hartmut Richard Glaser
Helped to forge Internet development in Brazil and Latin America through multistakeholderism.
Pål Spilling: Norwegian Internet Pioneer
Pål Spilling worked to link the U.S. ARPANET to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE) in Kjeller, Norway. Paving the way for a global network, he helped extend that connection to an overseas node at the University College London.
Better Communication is Better for Mankind
Frode Greisen’s understated manner belies the vast influence he has had on the expansion of the Internet in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran, especially in areas where at times cooperation was unlikely and unwelcome.
Jan Gruntorád, the Father of the Czech Internet
It’s no mean feat to be considered the progenitor of anything, much less the person to bring revolutionary technology to an entire country. Jan Gruntorád, proud papa and grandfather, has also been called the “father of the Czech Internet.”
Increasing Growth, Speed, Coverage and Reliability: Hans-Werner Braun and the Development of the NSFNET
“I was never very good at sitting in class and listening to some person talk about what I should learn,” says Hans-Werner Braun. Instead, the engineer who was a driving force behind building the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET), the precursor to the modern Internet, was a hands-on learner, tinkering with model trains and electronic kits as a child in Germany.
Building Connections and Deploying Networks: Remembering Tadao Takahashi
On April 6, 2022, Tadao Takahashi, 2017 Internet Hall of Fame inductee and one of the most important figures in the creation of the Brazilian Internet, passed away in his home city of Campinas, Brazil.
21 Individuals from 11 Countries Form 2021 Inductee Class
Twenty-one pioneering individuals who fundamentally changed the world through their work building and developing the global Internet have been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.
Internet Hall of Fame Celebrates 10th Anniversary
New Inductees to Receive Award Honoring Individuals Who Have Made Outstanding Contributions to the Development of the Internet Globally
Yngvar G. Lundh
Yngvar G. Lundh advanced the Internet in Europe by establishing networks between the Norwegian and U.S. defense departments, initiating the first Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) connection outside the U.S., in Norway, and helping secure .no as the first domain outside the U.S.
Pål Spilling
Pål Spilling was a key contributor to the establishment of the first Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) node outside the U.S. when he worked with Yngvar Lundh to link the U.S. ARPANET to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (NDRE) in Kjeller, Norway in 1973. He then helped extend that connection to a second overseas node at the University College London, paving the way for a global network.
