Marc Andreessen: The Co-Founder of Netscape Who Sparked The Browser Revolution
Marc Andreessen: The Co-Founder of Netscape Who Sparked The Browser Revolution In 1994, the world was introduced to the the web browser, Netscape Navigator. Only a few years after its launch, Netscape had become the world's most popular web browser, providing access 26 million people worldwide--and it all began with the pioneering and innovative genius of Marc Andreessen. So who exactly is the man behind the most used browser of the nineties? Marc Andreessen was born on July 9th,71 and grew up in Cedar Falls, Iowa. At an early age, his parents recognized his potential and moved to California so that he could attend Hopkins Junior High School and later the prestigious Leland High School. Here, his interests were discovered, and Marc was able to develop a passion for computers, starting with Nintendo and video games. In 1992, he then went on to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Computer Science, and his life was changed forever. It was here that Marc...