Description: (Computer scientist, co-founded Sun Microsystems)
Bill Joy is an American computer engineer and venture capitalist recognized for co-founding Sun Microsystems in 1982. He served as Chief Scientist and CTO until 2003. Joy played a key role in the early development of BSD UNIX and created the vi text editor. In his essay "Why The Future Doesn't Need Us," he raised concerns about modern technologies. Joy's contributions to operating systems and networking software led to his election as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1999.