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Computer & electronics hardware

Jonathan Abrams

Created the Nets top social-networking site, where eight million people communicate with friends and friends of friends.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Founder and chairman, Friendster
Region
Global

"The Mountain View, CA, firm has raised $14 million in venture capital."

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Ari Juels

Improved the security and privacy of radio frequency identification tags, as well as cryptographic tools for authentication systems.

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Min Wu

Devised ways to hide digital watermarks in financial statements and other electronic documents to authenticate records, prevent fraud, and deter unauthorized distribution.

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Dan Gruhl

Serves as chief architect for IBMs WebFountain system.

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Aaron Hertzmann

Combines machine learning and graphics to capture the motion of actors, dancers, and athletes -- and to generate realistic animations for films and video games.
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