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). Her group operated the Network Information Center (NIC) for the ARPANET as it evolved into the Defense Data Network (DDN) and the Internet.

Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler
Jake Feinler, c.2011
Born
Elizabeth Jocelyn Feinler

(1931-03-02) March 2, 1931
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality
  • American
Alma materWest Liberty State College and Purdue University
Known forRunning the original ARPANET NIC at SRI
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsSRI, NASA Ames, Computer History Museum
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