Bill Joy is an American computer scientist, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, and a key contributor to UNIX development. Born in 1954, he earned degrees from the University of Michigan and UC Berkeley. Joy created the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) version of UNIX, which influenced modern operating systems.
At Sun Microsystems, he design the Network File System (NFS) and helped design the Java programming language. After leaving Sun, Joy joined venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) as a partner, where he focused on investing in green technology and innovative startups.
In 2000 he wrote a cover story for Wired magazine entitled “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us,” addressing the ethical implications of advanced technologies.
Bill is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a named inventor on more than 60 US Patents.
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