IT Legends: Technology's Most Pioneering and Innovative Heroes

Paul Baran: The Co-Developer of ARPANET Who Founded the Internet Paul Baran is one of the most famous innovators and entrepreneurs in technology history. He was the co-developer of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the first wide-area computer network which served as the foundation for the modern internet. Baran was also instrumental in the foundation and development of many other technology-based concepts, including distributed networks and digital communications. Baran was born in 1926 in Grodno, Poland. He worked as a wireless engineer for the U.S. military during World War II and eventually graduated from the prestigious Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering. After completing his military service, Baran joined Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, an aerospace research and engineering firm which later became known as TRW. During his time at Ramo-Wooldridge, Baran became an essential figure in the development o...

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...