Eric Brewer

Computer Scientist, Organization founder

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Who is Eric Brewer?

Eric A. Brewer is the main inventor of a wireless networking scheme called WiLDNet which promises to bring low-cost connectivity to rural areas of the developing world. He was made a tenured professor at UC Berkeley. In 1996, Brewer co-founded Inktomi Corporation. He is known for formulating the CAP Theorem about distributed network applications. He is currently on a sabbatical at Google.

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Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of California, Berkeley
Employment
  • University of California, Berkeley

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on July 23, 2013

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