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Brewster 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...
MoreNetwork Access Remains Important to Peruvian Internet Pioneer
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More than 20 years after helping facilitate Internet access in Latin America, José Soriano still wants to make sure everyone has equal access to the web. A 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, Soriano...
MoreBuilding the Wikipedia of Internet Infrastructure
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Dr. Kimberly Claffy has not exactly been taking it easy since she was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in September 2019. She continues to direct the Center for Applied Internet...
MoreThe Internet Comes Full Circle
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To Jean Armour Polly, the commercial landscape of the Internet has somewhat come full circle. A 2019 Internet Hall of Fame inductee, Polly was among the first librarians in the country to facilitate patrons’ Internet...
MoreInternet Pioneer Asserts that Monitoring Growth in Connectivity is Key
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If you ask Bob Metcalfe, connectivity is key. As part of the ...
MoreA Place for Innovation: Klaas Wierenga's Internet Hopes
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One 2019 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame did not expect to go global quite so quickly. In the early 2000s, while pursuing studies and research opportunities abroad, Klaas Wierenga developed ...
MoreLarry Irving Predicts Digital Inequities Slated to Worsen
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Despite Larry Irving’s dogged efforts to ensure Internet access for minorities and the impoverished, digital equity remains an uphill battle. “Four-and-a-half billion people are connected to the Internet, and most Americans are connected,”...
MoreInductee Hopes for New, Affordable Infrastructure for High-speed Networks
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There are a lot more people, platforms, and devices connected to the web than Jianping Wu could have imagined 25 years ago. For more than 25 years, Wu, a 2017 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame, has led the design,...
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