Paul Flaherty
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Flaherty in 2005
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| Born |
Paul Andrew Flaherty March 14, 1964 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2006 (aged 42) Belmont, California, U.S. |
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| Known for | AltaVista |
| Spouse(s) | Natasha Margaret Minenko (m. 1991) |
Paul Andrew Flaherty (March 14, 1964 – March 16, 2006) was an American computer scientist. He was a renowned specialist in and the inventor of the AltaVista search engine.
Flaherty was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Marquette University, and his Master's Degree and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
He joined Digital Equipment Corporation in 1994 and, as the Associated Press wrote:
He held an amateur radio Extra class license with the call sign N9FZX. Was President, W6YX, Stanford Amateur Radio Club, 1986-1990.
At age 42, Flaherty died of a heart attack at his home in Belmont, California.
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