Marc Andreessen
Name:
Marc L. Andreessen
Born: July 9, 1971
Computer related contributions
- Co-author of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser.
- Co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation best known for Netscape Navigator, it’s web browser. Netscape developed the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol (SSL) for securing online communication as well as JavaScript, the most widely-used language for client-side scripting of web pages.
- Founded software company Opsware.
- Co-founder of Ning, a company which provides a platform for social-networking websites.
- Sits on the board of directors for Facebook, eBay, and HP.
Honors and awards
- One of only six inductees in the World Wide Web Hall of Fame
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