Brewster Kahle

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Brewster Kahle

Born October 21, 1960 · New York City, New York (age 65)

Brewster Lurton Kahle, born in New York City, USA, is an American digital librarian, computer engineer, and Internet entrepreneur, renowned for pioneering web archiving and digital information access. He is the founder of the Internet Archive, co-founder of Alexa Internet, and a key developer of WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers), receiving 16 awards from 2004 to 2024. Raised in Scarsdale, New …

Known For

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzThe Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz · 2014
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
7.92014
MovieDocumentaryCrime
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.
All Creatures WelcomeAll Creatures Welcome · 2018
All Creatures Welcome
9.02018
MovieDocumentary
All Creatures Welcome explores the world of hackers and nerds at the events of the Chaos Computer Club, Europe's largest hacker association. The film dispels common clichés and draws a utopian picture of a possible society in the digital age.
The Book MakersThe Book Makers · 2020
The Book Makers
2.02020
MovieDocumentary
Meet an eclectic group of people who have dedicated their lives to answering the question: what should books become in the digital age? From the esoteric world of book artists to the digital library of the Internet Archive, the film spins a tale of the enduring vitality of the book.
Beyond PaperBeyond Paper · 2022
Beyond Paper
8.02022
MovieDocumentary
At a critical moment in the history of the written word, as humanity’s archives migrate to the cloud, one filmmaker goes on a journey around the globe to better understand how she can preserve her own Romanian and Armenian heritage, as well as our collective memory. Blending the intellectual with the poetic, she embarks on a personal quest with universal resonance, navigating the continuum between paper and digital—and reminding us that human knowledge is above all an affair of the soul and the spirit.

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