Bill Joy

12 de enero de 2003

La primera implementación abierta de TCP/IP sobre UNIX.

Origen: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/ceo/mgt_joy.html

Idioma: Inglés.

Bill Joy
Chief Scientist and
Corporate Executive Officer

Bill Joy, 48, is Chief Scientist of Sun Microsystems and has led Sun's technical strategy since the founding of the company in 1982.

He has been a leading designer of Sun's key technologies, including Solaris[tm] software, SPARC® microprocessors and Java[tm] technology.

Before co-founding Sun, Joy was the designer of the Berkeley version of the UNIX® operating system, which became the backbone of the Internet and pioneered the "open source" concept.

His many contributions were recognized by a cover story in Fortune Magazine, which called him the "Edison of the Internet."

Joy is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and has 44 patents issued or in progress. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

La investigación actual: Una amenaza para la raza humana.

Origen: http://www.tecsoc.org/innovate/focusbilljoy.htm

Idioma: Inglés.

In an article in the April 2000 issue of Wired ("Why the Future Doesn't Need Us"), Bill Joy, co-founder of and chief scientist at Sun Microsystems, argued that our current pace of technological progress poses a very real threat to the future of the human race. He proposed a new ethical standard to guide innovation - and he even recommended that scientists halt potentially dangerous research. His apocalyptic vision of the future and his proposal to limit research has provoked a debate about innovation throughout the high-tech industry.

Three Main Threats

	Genetic Engineering. The selective manipulation of genes of plants, animals or humans in an attempt to create some specific result. Examples might include vitamin-fortified vegetables, larger cattle and more intelligent humans. The recent completion of a "draft" of the human genome is seen as an ominous indicator of progress toward advanced gene manipulation. (For more on genetic engineering and the human genome, see our Biotechnology topic page.)
	Nanotechnology. The control of the structure of matter at the molecular level, often atom by atom. Nanotechnology includes the notable sub-fields of nanomedicine, using manipulated molecules to fight disease; and molecular electronics, where molecules act as transistors. (For more on nanotechnology, see our Innovation topic page.)
	Robotics. Mechanical objects that one day may have the ability to think and act like humans. This would be accomplished through artificial intelligence - computer programs that are not confined to the direct instructions of the programmer but can come up with "creative" solutions to problems. Relentlessly advancing computing power has convinced many technologists that artificial intelligence can become a reality within decades. (For more on robotics and artificial intelligence, see our Innovation topic page.)

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