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| When he was 12 years old, Kirsch snuck in to the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (UCLA), where he interacted with [[Vint Cerf]] as he was inventing the [[internet]] with funding from the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA).((Perry, T. S. (2000, August 1). //Steve Kirsch.// IEEE Spectrum. https://web.archive.org/web/20230313165006/https://spectrum.ieee.org/steve-kirsch)) | When he was 12 years old, Kirsch snuck in to the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (UCLA), where he interacted with [[Vint Cerf]] as he was inventing the [[internet]] with funding from the [[Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA).((Perry, T. S. (2000, August 1). //Steve Kirsch.// IEEE Spectrum. https://web.archive.org/web/20230313165006/https://spectrum.ieee.org/steve-kirsch)) |
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| He was soon asked by the team to write a program to send and receive [[e-mail|e-mails]] on the [[Sigma 7]], which would soon become the first computer to send a file over the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency Network|ARPANET]] in October 1969.((//45 years ago: First message sent over the Internet.// (2014, October 29). CBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230313174206/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-message-sent-over-the-internet-45-years-ago/)) [[Charles Klein]], one of the other researchers on the project, would later describe Kirsch by the nickname "Stevie" while recounting his contributions. | He was soon asked by the team to write a program to send and receive [[e-mail|e-mails]] on the [[Sigma 7]], which would soon become the first computer to send an electronic message over the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency Network|ARPANET]] in October 1969.((//45 years ago: First message sent over the Internet.// (2014, October 29). CBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230313174206/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-message-sent-over-the-internet-45-years-ago/)) [[Charles Klein]], one of the other researchers on the project, would later describe Kirsch by the nickname "Stevie" while recounting his contributions. |
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| During his junior high and high school years, Kirsch also worked on operating systems for the group and wrote a status monitoring program, so users could tell who else was on the system. | During his junior high and high school years, Kirsch also worked on operating systems for the group and wrote a status monitoring program, so users could tell who else was on the system. |
| ==== Education ==== | ==== Education ==== |
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| He received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) in 1980.((Sales, R. J. (1998, March 18). //Kirsch makes $2.5 million pledge.// MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://archive.ph/4A2QQ)) | At the suggestion of [[Vint Cerf]], Kirsch applied to the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) where received a Bachelor of Science, and then a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science in 1980.((Sales, R. J. (1998, March 18). //Kirsch makes $2.5 million pledge.// MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://archive.ph/4A2QQ)) He worked at [[Bell Laboratories]] during the summers. |
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| ==== Career ==== | ==== Career ==== |
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| | Kirsch is credited as an inventor of the optical mouse.((Markoff, J. (1982, May 10). //Computer mice are scurrying out of R&D labs.// InfoWorld, 10–11. Google Books. https://books.google.ca/books?id=bDAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10)) He marketed the invention through his startup [[Rodent Associates]] which he founded in 1982.((Markoff, J. (1982, May 17). //Rodent Associates make computer mice.// InfoWorld, 12. Google Books. https://books.google.ca/books?id=bzAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12)) The company was later renamed to [[Mouse Systems]].((Mace, S. (1982, October 11). Speech tech, mice draw crowds at Mini/Micro 82. //InfoWorld,// 6. Google Books. https://books.google.ca/books?id=CzAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6)) |
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| Around 2001, Kirsch met with [[pharmaceutical_companies:Genentech]] founder [[Robert Swanson]].((Kirsch, S. //Targesome donation.// SKirsch. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.11-234238/https://www.skirsch.com/charity/medical/targesome_donation.htm)) | Around 2001, Kirsch met with [[pharmaceutical_companies:Genentech]] founder [[Robert Swanson]].((Kirsch, S. //Targesome donation.// SKirsch. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.11-234238/https://www.skirsch.com/charity/medical/targesome_donation.htm)) |
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| In 2007, Kirsch's personal fortune was estimated at $230 million, the majority earned from the IPO of [[Infoseek]] and the acquisition of [[Frame Technology]].((Markoff, J. (2007, December 3). //Spam’s End? Maybe, if Time Allows.// The New York Times. https://archive.ph/nsanr)) | In 2007, Kirsch's personal fortune was estimated at $230 million, the majority earned from the IPO of [[Infoseek]] and the acquisition of [[Frame Technology]].((Markoff, J. (2007, December 3). //Spam’s End? Maybe, if Time Allows.// The New York Times. https://archive.ph/nsanr)) |
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| | Kirsch founded [[OneID]], a digital ID company, in 2011.((//Meet Our Team.// OneID Innovative Digital Identity Management System. Retrieved April 26, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130426094156/https://www.oneid.com/about/our-team/)) ((Hardy, Q. (2011, November 3). //OneID Aims to Unite Devices to Fight Hackers.// Bits Blog; New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182405/https://archive.nytimes.com/bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/oneid-aims-to-unite-devices-to-fight-hackers/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0)) |
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| | Kirsch founded CoinTrust, later renamed [[Token]], shortly before or during 2014.((Kanaracus, C. (2014, March 27). //Cointrust CEO says his technology can take Bitcoin mainstream.// Computerworld. http://archive.today/2023.04.22-065044/https://www.computerworld.com/article/2697396/cointrust-ceo-says-his-technology-can-take-bitcoin-mainstream.html)) |
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| Leading up to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 era]], Kirsch was working on developing [[central bank digital currency]] (CBDC) infrastructure services through [[M10 Networks]], where he served as co-founder and CEO.((Rounding the Earth. (2023, January 2). //RTE Discussions #19: The Importance of the DMED Data Story (w/ Steve Kirsch).// Rumble. https://rumble.com/v23h4qu-rte-discussions-19-the-importance-of-the-dmed-data-story.html)) ((//Steve Kirsch - Chief Executive Officer @ M10 - Crunchbase Person Profile.// Crunchbase. Retrieved January 6, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/person/steve-kirsch)) ((Ferguson, C. (2021, October 5). //This tech millionaire went from COVID trial funder to misinformation superspreader.// MIT Technology Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106164439/https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/05/1036408/silicon-valley-millionaire-steve-kirsch-covid-vaccine-misinformation/)) | Leading up to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 era]], Kirsch was working on developing [[central bank digital currency]] (CBDC) infrastructure services through [[M10 Networks]], where he served as co-founder and CEO.((Rounding the Earth. (2023, January 2). //RTE Discussions #19: The Importance of the DMED Data Story (w/ Steve Kirsch).// Rumble. https://rumble.com/v23h4qu-rte-discussions-19-the-importance-of-the-dmed-data-story.html)) ((//Steve Kirsch - Chief Executive Officer @ M10 - Crunchbase Person Profile.// Crunchbase. Retrieved January 6, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/person/steve-kirsch)) ((Ferguson, C. (2021, October 5). //This tech millionaire went from COVID trial funder to misinformation superspreader.// MIT Technology Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20230106164439/https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/10/05/1036408/silicon-valley-millionaire-steve-kirsch-covid-vaccine-misinformation/)) |
| In October 2021, Kirsch created the [[Vaccine Safety Research Foundation]] (VSRF) as an initiative of the [[Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation]]. The first weekly webinar was held on October 21 and featured [[Jessica Rose]], [[Angela Phillips]] and [[Ivory Hecker]].((//Home.// Vaccine Research Safety Foundation. Retrieved October 21, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142511/http://vacsafety.org/)) | In October 2021, Kirsch created the [[Vaccine Safety Research Foundation]] (VSRF) as an initiative of the [[Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation]]. The first weekly webinar was held on October 21 and featured [[Jessica Rose]], [[Angela Phillips]] and [[Ivory Hecker]].((//Home.// Vaccine Research Safety Foundation. Retrieved October 21, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211021142511/http://vacsafety.org/)) |
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| On November 24, 2021, Kirsch was suspended from [[Twitter]] after sharing an article about [[prion disease|prion diseases]] written by [[Jessica Rose]].((Kirsch, S. (2021, November 26). //PROOF: COVID vaccines cause prion diseases.// Substack. https://archive.ph/m1BZf)) He appeared featured as a guest on the [[Alex Jones]] show on [[InfoWars]] on December 29, 2021 where he discussed [[Robert Malone]]'s removal from [[Twitter]] and upcoming appearance on the [[Joe Rogan Experience]] podcast, as well as several of his [[Substack]] articles.((Gibson, R. (2021, December 29). //ALEX JONES [3 of 4] Wednesday 12/29/21 • STEVE KIRSCH, News, Reports & Analysis.// BitChute; InfoWars. https://www.bitchute.com/video/fqtfvQLdFOqy/)) | On November 24, 2021, Kirsch was suspended from [[Twitter]] after sharing an article about [[prion disease|prion diseases]] written by [[Jessica Rose]].((Kirsch, S. (2021, November 26). //PROOF: COVID vaccines cause prion diseases.// Substack. https://archive.ph/m1BZf)) He appeared as a guest on the [[Alex Jones]] show on [[InfoWars]] on December 29, 2021 where he discussed [[Robert Malone]]'s removal from [[Twitter]] and upcoming appearance on the [[Joe Rogan Experience]] podcast, as well as several of his [[Substack]] articles.((Gibson, R. (2021, December 29). //ALEX JONES [3 of 4] Wednesday 12/29/21 • STEVE KIRSCH, News, Reports & Analysis.// BitChute; InfoWars. https://www.bitchute.com/video/fqtfvQLdFOqy/)) |
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| In September 2022, Kirsch submitted a video testimony to the [[World Health Organization]] as part of the second phase of public comment on the proposed [[pandemic treaty]].((Kirsch, S. (2022, September 10). //My 90 second comment to the WHO.// Rumble. https://rumble.com/v1jk1r3-my-90-second-comment-to-the-who.html)) | In September 2022, Kirsch submitted a video testimony to the [[World Health Organization]] as part of the second phase of public comment on the proposed [[pandemic treaty]].((Kirsch, S. (2022, September 10). //My 90 second comment to the WHO.// Rumble. https://rumble.com/v1jk1r3-my-90-second-comment-to-the-who.html)) |
| ===== External links ===== | ===== External links ===== |
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| | * [[https://www.crunchbase.com/person/steve-kirsch|Crunchbase]] |
| * [[http://gab.com/stkirsch|Gab]] | * [[http://gab.com/stkirsch|Gab]] |
| * [[http://stevekirsch.substack.com|Substack]] | * [[http://stevekirsch.substack.com|Substack]] |
