Since 1999, the editors of Technology Review have honored the young innovators whose inventions and research we find most exciting; today that collection is the TR35, a list of technologists and scientists, all under the age of 35. Their work--spanning medicine, computing, communications, electronics, nanotechnology, and more--is changing our world.
2003 Innovator of the Year: Alexis Borisy
2003 Humanitarian of the Year: Paul Meyer
John Apostolopoulos
Develops ways to improve the security of streaming video on the Net
Brian Behlendorf
Sparked the widespread development of Web servers, mainstreaming the nascent Web
Jud Bowman
Wrote software that is accelerating the expansion of wireless networking
Lorrie Cranor
Leads the global effort to improve privacy practices and tools on the Web
Jason Hill
Wrote software that allows hundreds of minute wireless sensors to communicate better
Meg Hourihan
Sparked the rise of the popular Web-based journals known as blogs
Paul Q. Judge
Wrote software that stops spam and viruses before they enter a network
Rasmus Lerdorf
Invented a server language that brought live data to the Web
Lih Y. Lin
Built micromirror switches for faster, all-optical telecommunications networks
Paul Meyer
Brings database and Web-like services to remote areas through touch-tone phones
Rueben Singh
Provides support services and startup money for entrepreneurs
Martin Wattenberg
Simplifies peoples electronic lives with graphical data management
Andrew Wheeler
Builds wireless sensor networks that improve industrial efficiency
Evan Williams
Fueled the expansion of blogs across the Web
Jennifer Yates
Wrote software widely adopted by the telecom industry that speeds up optical networks
