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Article: Jon Postel, Internet Pioneer, Dies at 55 After Heart Surgery
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 18, 1998
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Jon Postel, an Internet pioneer who wielded enormous influence
managing technical details of the global computer network, died Oct.
16 in Los Angeles of complications from heart surgery. He was 55.
Postel, considered by the Clinton administration to be a
crucial player in the future of the Internet, died while recovering
from surgery to replace a leaking heart valve, said Vinton Cerf, a
senior vice president for MCI Worldcom Inc., who worked closely with
Postel.
Postel's death comes at a critical juncture for the Internet,
with the federal government in the midst of largely turning over
management of the worldwide network to a nonprofit group that Postel
helped organize.
Although ...