Record No.
MRB-2026-005897
Creator of the World's Most-Used Operating System Kernel
Science & Technology
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Linus Torvalds
Finland
Category
Science & Technology
Country
Finland
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FI )
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Record Description
Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel in 1991 while a student at the University of Helsinki. Linux-based systems now underpin the majority of the world's servers, supercomputers, and Android smartphones.
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