Paul Kunz (physicist)
Paul Kunz (* 1942 ; † September 12, 2018 ) was an American particle physicist and software developer. He set up the first web server outside of Europe.
After meeting with Tim Berners-Lee from CERN , he came to the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and reported from the World Wide Web . On Thursday, December 12, 1991, thanks to the efforts of Paul Kunz, Louise Addis and Terry Hang, the web server in question started up.
Kunz was also the originator of the open source project GNUstep .
Web links
- The Early World Wide Web at SLAC: Early Chronology and Documents
- obituary
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SURNAME | Kunz, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American particle physicist and software developer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 2018 |