Paul Flaherty


Paul Andrew Flaherty was an American computer scientist. He was a renowned specialist in Internet protocols and the inventor of the AltaVista search engine.

Biography

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.