About Jim Ellis
Lived 1956 – 2001 (aged 45). Jim Ellis was an American computer scientist and engineer.
James Tice Ellis (May 6, 1956 – June 28, 2001) was an American computer scientist best known as the co-creator of Usenet, along with Tom Truscott.
Ellis was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Henry Ellis (an auditor and teacher) and Elsa Ellis. James Ellis grew up in Orlando, Florida. Before developing Usenet, Ellis attended Duke University. After graduating, Ellis worked for the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. He later worked as an Internet security consultant for Sun Microsystems. He was also Manager of Technical Development at CERT. He invented the word Usenet. a form of blood cancer, at his home in Harmony, Pennsylvania on June 28, 2001. He was 45.
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Who was Jim Ellis?
American computer scientist
When was Jim Ellis born?
Jim Ellis was born on 6 May 1956 in Nashville.
When did Jim Ellis die?
Jim Ellis died on 28 June 2001 in Beaver County.
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Jim Ellis was a computer scientist and engineer.
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Jim Ellis was American.
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