Remembering Toru Takahashi
2012 Internet Hall of Fame inductee Toru Takahashi, who was instrumental in bringing the Internet to Japan and promoting it throughout Asia in the 1990s, died in Japan on Tuesday, 20 December 2022. He...
View ArticleHonoring the Life and Legacy of Nabil Bukhalid
Nabil Bukhalid, 2017 Internet Hall of Fame inductee, who was known as the “father of the Internet” in Lebanon, died on January 3, 2023. He was 65. The post Honoring the Life and Legacy of Nabil...
View ArticleThe Internet Hall of Fame 2023 Nomination Period Is Now Open
Today, the Internet Hall of Fame has officially opened nominations for its 2023 class of inductees and is seeking nominations through 24 March. The post The Internet Hall of Fame 2023 Nomination Period...
View ArticleVirginia Travers: Technology–Like Life–Does Not Develop Along a Linear Path
There is no shortage of reasons why Virginia Travers might take pride in her career. The post Virginia Travers: Technology–Like Life–Does Not Develop Along a Linear Path appeared first on Internet Hall...
View ArticleRafael “Lito” Ibarra – Bringing the Internet to El Salvador
An Internet pioneer in El Salvador, Rafael (Lito) Ibarra connected the country to the Internet and worked to improve early systems for access nationwide. He also established the country’s first...
View ArticleDaeYoung (DY) KIM: Advocate for Technology-Driven Cultural Exchange
DaeYoung (DY) KIM is known for his contributions to the development of the Korean and Asian Internet. His work helped further the use of the Internet to share live, multi-site events, creating many of...
View ArticleGeorge Varghese: Speeding Up the Internet & Finding Confluence
Dr. Varghese made significant contributions to the usability of the Internet by inventing algorithms that increase its speed. By combining the strengths of disparate computing components, he also laid...
View ArticleAlejandro Pisanty and the Importance of Intellectual Curiosity
It’s quite a leap from petroleum engineering to Internet pioneering, but that’s precisely the move made by Alejandro Pisanty, who set out in college to be an oil industry engineer, then made a sharp...
View ArticlePål 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...
View ArticleNine Internet pioneers will join the Internet Hall of Fame on 26 September
The Internet Hall of Fame will welcome nine new inductees in a virtual induction ceremony on 26 September starting at 2:00 pm UTC. The post Nine Internet pioneers will join the Internet Hall of Fame on...
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