Kahle is keeping the dream of building a decentralized, open, mindexpanding internet alive. Internet archives repository collects thousands of books. Video by handelsblatt mario sixtus and edited by blog licensed with creative commons byncsa. The internet archive is a bargain, but we still need your help. Brewster kahle never had to work again after selling his company to amazon for a quarterbillion dollars in the dotcom boom. Since the mid1980s, kahle has focused on developing technologies for information discovery and digital libraries. Brewster kahle is a cofounder and director for the internet archive with two videos in the cspan video library. A message from internet archive founder, brewster kahle. Assuming that the number of physical books borrowed from a library. A passionate advocate for public internet access and a successful entrepreneur, he has spent his career intent on a singular focus. Based on more than forty interviews with jobs conducted over two yearsas well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagueswalter isaacson has written a riveting story of the rollercoaster life. Brewster kahle of the internet archive talks about archiving operations.
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