Ed Krol
Encyclopedia
Ed Krol was the network manager at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications
and the former assistant director of Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
. He is also the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
and The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
.
, Illinois
. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and spent his entire career there.
, and led the team in the network development" http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_nsfnet.htm. During this time, he published (through funding by the National Science Foundation
), the 1987 popular user's guide Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
. In 1989, he became the assistant director for Network Information Services, Computing and Communications Service Office, University of Illinois.
In 1992, he published the popular user's guide to the Internet, The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
, which was noted by the New York Public Library
as one of its Books of the Century in 1995.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oreilly10-2008oct10,0,7602348,print.storyhttp://www.nypl.org/research/chss/events/booklist.html
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is an American state-federal partnership to develop and deploy national-scale cyberinfrastructure that advances science and engineering. NCSA operates as a unit of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign but it provides high-performance...
and the former assistant director of Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. He is also the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet, by Ed Krol, was published in 1987 through funding by the National Science Foundation. It was the first popular user's guide to the history and use of the Internet. The title was a reference to the popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.-Background:In 1989,...
and The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, by Ed Krol, was published in September 1992 by O'Reilly. The Los Angeles Times notes that the Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog was the "first popular book about the medium" and "was later selected by the New York Public Library as one of the most...
.
Background
Krol was born August 21, 1951, and raised in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and spent his entire career there.
NCSA and NIS
In 1985, he began working at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Indeed, "Ed Krol was the network manager for the NCSA when the contract was received to establish the NSFNetNSFNet
The National Science Foundation Network was a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation beginning in 1985 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States...
, and led the team in the network development" http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_nsfnet.htm. During this time, he published (through funding by the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
), the 1987 popular user's guide Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet, by Ed Krol, was published in 1987 through funding by the National Science Foundation. It was the first popular user's guide to the history and use of the Internet. The title was a reference to the popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.-Background:In 1989,...
. In 1989, he became the assistant director for Network Information Services, Computing and Communications Service Office, University of Illinois.
In 1992, he published the popular user's guide to the Internet, The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, by Ed Krol, was published in September 1992 by O'Reilly. The Los Angeles Times notes that the Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog was the "first popular book about the medium" and "was later selected by the New York Public Library as one of the most...
, which was noted by the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
as one of its Books of the Century in 1995.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oreilly10-2008oct10,0,7602348,print.storyhttp://www.nypl.org/research/chss/events/booklist.html
Works
- The Whole Internet: The Next Generation (1999)
- The Whole Internet for Windows 95 (1995)
- [ftp://nic.merit.edu/documents/fyi/fyi20.txt "What is the Internet?"], with E. Hoffman (1993)
- Whole Internet User's Guide and CatalogWhole Internet User's Guide and CatalogThe Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, by Ed Krol, was published in September 1992 by O'Reilly. The Los Angeles Times notes that the Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog was the "first popular book about the medium" and "was later selected by the New York Public Library as one of the most...
(1992) - Hitchhiker's Guide to the InternetHitchhiker's Guide to the InternetHitchhiker's Guide to the Internet, by Ed Krol, was published in 1987 through funding by the National Science Foundation. It was the first popular user's guide to the history and use of the Internet. The title was a reference to the popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.-Background:In 1989,...
(1987)