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Philip Emeagwali was born in Akure, Nigeria on 23 August 1954. [9] He was raised in Onitsha in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. His early schooling was suspended in 1967 as a result of the Nigerian Civil War.
[48] [49] He advocates the idea that net neutrality is a kind of human network right: "Threats to the Internet, such as companies or governments that interfere with or snoop on Internet traffic, compromise basic human network rights." [50] Berners-Lee participated in an open letter to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He and 20 ...
A plaque commemorating the "Birth of the Internet" was dedicated at a conference on the history and future of the internet on 28 July 2005 and is displayed at the Gates Computer Science Building, Stanford University. [237] The text printed and embossed in black into the brushed bronze surface of the plaque reads: [2] [nb 1]
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives. These have ranged from practical everyday devices to applications and scientific discoveries in diverse fields, including physics, biology, math, and medicine.
Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer.Besides being one of the first African-American computer engineers in Silicon Valley, Lawson was also known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console, leading the team that refined ROM cartridges for durable used as commercial video game cartridges.
Jaron Zepel Lanier (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ r ɪ n l ɪ ˈ n ɪər /, born May 3, 1960) is an American computer scientist, [1] visual artist, computer philosophy writer, technologist, futurist, and composer of contemporary classical music.
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Emmit McHenry (born July 12, 1943) is an American entrepreneur, engineer, and technology pioneer known for his contributions to the internet. He founded Network Solutions, Inc. in 1995, which became the first company to register domain names, playing a crucial role in the development of the domain name system (DNS), making the internet more user-friendly.