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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Jim Gray - Lost at Sea
Jim Gray is a San Franciscan and very well known throughout the community. He is lost at sea.
Jim went out for a solo sailing trip to the Farallons and failed to return home.
ForJim Gray, an experienced sailor, that is highly unusual. Gray is one of the brightest and most successful computer scientists in the world. He invented the powerful software architecture that drives ATMs and online purchasing. Without Jim Gray you would be waiting in line inside the bank and if you wanted to buy something from afar, your only option would be mail order. The photo of theFarallon Islandsshown here is taken from a software mapping program developed by Gray.
Jim Gray also created theSloan Digital Sky Server, an amazingly advanced astronomical database that is the largest and most powerful on the planet. Then he turned his attentions to Mother Earth and created the world's largest and most powerful database of maps and aerial photos, TerraServer.
The U.S. Coast Guard11th District Headquarters, based at Coast Guard Island next to Alameda in San Francisco Bay is coordinating a massive search. Updates can be found from the USCG 11th District Public Information site here.
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