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Early career. ARPANET and NIC. Later career. Nickname. References. External links. Elizabeth J. Feinler. Elizabeth Jocelyn " Jake " Feinler (born March 2, 1931) is an American information scientist. From 1972 until 1989 she was director of the Network Information Systems Center at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI International).
Internet Hall of Fame Pioneer. Elizabeth Feinler pioneered and managed first the ARPANET, and then the Defense Data Network (DDN), network information centers (NIC) under contract to the Department of Defense (DoD). Both of these early networks were the forerunners of today’s Internet.
Official Biography: Elizabeth Feinler. Ms. Feinler was born and grew up in Wheeling, WV. She was a 1954 graduate of West Liberty University in West Liberty, WV with a B.S. degree in chemistry. She then did graduate work in biochemistry at Purdue University under Dr. Roy Whistler.
Jun 18, 2012 · From 1972 to 1989, Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler ran the Network Information Center at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California -- the place that oversaw the use of internet...
May 23, 2024 · Feinler was a mentor and advocate for women in technology. At a time when the field was overwhelmingly male dominated, she served as a role model and inspiration for aspiring female technologists. Throughout her career, she received numerous accolades and awards for her work.
May 23, 2024 · Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler was the director of the Network Information Systems Center at SRI. This group provided administrative services to the Network Information Center (NIC) for the Arpanet and the Defense Data Network (DDN), a project for which she was the principal investigator from 1973 until 1991.
Elizabeth Jocelyn "Jake" Feinler is an Internet and computer information scientist. For decades she worked at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). At SRI, she was the Director of the Network Information Systems Center where she managed the Network Information Center (NIC) for ARPANET, Defense Data Network (DDN), and the Internet.
