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Radia Joy Perlman (/ ˈ r eɪ d i ə /; [1] born December 18, 1951) is an American computer programmer and network engineer. She is a major figure in assembling the networks and technology to enable what we now know as the internet.
Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 [a] – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.
Marian Rogers Croak is an American engineer known for her voice over IP (VoIP) related inventions. [1] Croak worked for three decades at Bell Labs and AT&T where she filed over 200 patents [2] and works at Google since 2014 where she is Vice President of Engineering, [3] [4] In 2022, she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work with VoIP.
The invention of the internet is considered to be Jan. 1, 1983, but the vision started decades before. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
She is also credited for directing the world's first business to consumer Web site, which she did for Ty Inc., manufacturer of Beanie Babies. [1] She is referred to as the woman who gave birth to the Internet and invented E-commerce. [2] In effect, Beanie Babies evolved to become the world's first Internet sensation [3] and Ty Warner became a ...
This category contains biographical articles about women who made significant pioneering accomplishments involving the internet, either as accomplished computer scientists, or by contributing in some other substantial and lasting way to the internet. This is not limited to the early days of internet history, and may cover pioneering ...
The Machine That Changed the World (1992, TV miniseries) The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) Micro Men (2009) The Social Network (2010) Jobs (2013) The Imitation Game (2014) Steve Jobs (2015) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
1999: America Online has over 18 million subscribers and is now the biggest internet provider in the country, with higher-than-expected earnings. It acquires MapQuest for $1.1 billion in December.