Brewster Kahle

Brewster Kahle (born October 21, 1960) is an American digital librarian and computer engineer. He is known for creating the Internet Archive and co-founding Alexa Internet.

Brewster Kahle was born in New York City. He went to Scarsdale High School. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and graduated in 1982 with a degree in computer science and engineering.^[1]

After college, Kahle worked at Thinking Machines, where he helped create the Connection Machine. In 1992, he co-founded WAIS, Inc., which was later sold to AOL. In 1996, he co-founded Alexa Internet, which was sold to Amazon in 1999.^[2]

In 1996, Kahle started the Internet Archive. This is a non-profit organization that saves web pages and other digital content. The Internet Archive has a tool called the Wayback Machine, which lets people see old versions of web pages.^[2]

Kahle has received many awards for his work. He was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.^[3]

Brewster Kahle is married to Mary Austin, and they have two children.

1. ↑ "Brewster Kahle Biography". Pantheon. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Brewster Kahle". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
3. ↑ "Brewster Kahle". Internet Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-11-01.