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Internet Hall of Fame https://www.internethalloffame.org/ Recognizing the People Who Bring the Internet to Life Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:14:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://www.internethalloffame.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IHOF-Favicon.png Internet Hall of Fame https://www.internethalloffame.org/ 32 32 Nine Internet Pioneers Will Join the Internet Hall of Fame on 26 September https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/09/05/nine-internet-pioneers-will-join-the-internet-hall-of-fame-on-26-september/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:13:53 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=7481 The Internet Hall of Fame will welcome nine new inductees in a virtual induction ceremony on 26 September 2023 starting at 14:00 UTC.

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]]> Pål Spilling: Norwegian Internet Pioneer https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/07/26/pal-spilling-norwegian-internet-pioneer/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:36:45 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=7189 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.

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]]> Alejandro Pisanty and the Importance of Intellectual Curiosity https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/06/27/alejandro-pisanty-and-the-importance-of-intellectual-curiosity/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:14:55 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=7181 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 turn into the world of computer technology.

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]]> George Varghese: Speeding Up the Internet & Finding Confluence https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/05/11/george-varghese-speeding-up-the-internet-finding-confluence/ Thu, 11 May 2023 17:27:02 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=7143 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 the foundation for a new way of thinking about resolving bottlenecks and making networks faster.

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]]> DaeYoung (DY) KIM: Advocate for Technology-Driven Cultural Exchange https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/03/31/daeyoung-dy-kim-advocate-for-technology-driven-cultural-exchange/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:28:36 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=7132 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 the techniques still used today to handle compressed and uncompressed video.

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]]> Rafael “Lito” Ibarra – Bringing the Internet to El Salvador https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/03/01/rafael-lito-ibarra-bringing-the-internet-to-el-salvador/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 17:40:46 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=6289 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 Internet cafes and managed the .sv domain.

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]]> Virginia Travers: Technology–Like Life–Does Not Develop Along a Linear Path https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/02/03/virginia-travers-technology-like-life-does-not-develop-along-a-linear-path/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 20:28:19 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=6238 There is no shortage of reasons why Virginia Travers might take pride in her career.

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]]> The Internet Hall of Fame 2023 Nomination Period Is Now Open https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/01/16/the-internet-hall-of-fame-2023-nomination-period-is-now-open/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:51:56 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=6146 Today, the Internet Hall of Fame has officially opened nominations for its 2023 class of inductees and is seeking nominations through 24 March.

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]]> Honoring the Life and Legacy of Nabil Bukhalid https://www.internethalloffame.org/2023/01/09/honoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-nabil-bukhalid/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 20:34:53 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=6131 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.

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]]> Remembering Toru Takahashi https://www.internethalloffame.org/2022/12/23/remembering-toru-takahashi/ Fri, 23 Dec 2022 17:39:58 +0000 https://www.internethalloffame.org/?p=6114 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 was 81.

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