Donald Becker is a notable developer well known for writing many of the Ethernet drivers for the Linux operating system.
Becker also created Beowulf clustering while at NASA, using software to connect many inexpensive PCs to solve complex math problems typically reserved for classic supercomputers. A great many Linux computers use his Ethernet drivers to connect to the Internet. Becker is now the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Scyld Computer Corporation of Annapolis, Maryland, a major developer and supplier of Beowulf Clusters.
