Michael Dertouzos has left us.

August 30, 2001 2:23 PM

Michael Dertouzos has left us. The M.I.T professor behind the World Wide Web Consortium and the 'Information Marketplace' concept died on Monday at the age of 64. (more inside)
posted by kchristidis (3 comments total)

More links about it:
Michael Dertouzos has left us - a tribute to Dertouzos from Tim Berners-Lee | Michael Dertouzos Biography at the M.I.T website | MIT's Dertouzos, a Web progenitor, dies at 64 at SiliconValley.com | Michael L. Dertouzos, 64, Computer Visionary, Dies at NYTimes.com
posted by kchristidis at 2:24 PM on August 30, 2001

He was director of MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science, and their main page points to MIT's official news release. Very sad. LCS is just as significant as the Media Lab, though it doesn't get as much press attention.
posted by girlhacker at 2:59 PM on August 30, 2001

I think I might get out of this industry. It feels like all of these net pioneers are dying between ages 40-65. Good ole Vint Cerf is still going strong though!
posted by wackybrit at 3:00 PM on August 30, 2001