Tadao Takahashi

Tadao Takahashi
Born16 December 1950 (1950-12-16)
Marília, Brazil
Died16 April 2022 (2022-04-17) (aged 71)
Campinas, Brazil
Alma materUniversity of Campinas, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, and Tokyo Institute of Technology
OccupationComputer science researcher

Eduardo Tadao Takahashi[1][2] (16 December 1950 – 6 April 2022) was a Brazilian computer scientist and researcher who was credited with contributions toward planning, deployment, and adoption of the internet in Brazil and other Latin American countries. He was a founding director of Brazil's National Research Network (RNP), an academic network that coordinated actions toward setting up the country's national internet backbone. He was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2017.

  1. ^ Gandra, Alana (7 April 2022). "Morre Tadao Takahashi, um dos pioneiros da internet no Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. Agencia Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Nota de pesar: Eduardo Tadao Takahashi, fundador da RNP/MCTI" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.