Search No Further: The Story of Eric Schmidt and Google
硅谷神话 Google的缔造者埃里克·施密特
Eric Schmidt made a move that surprised many in dot-com circles when he became the chief executive officer of Google, the phenomenally successful web search engine. Google had quickly garnered a cult following for its clean interface and speedy results, and was set to become the high-tech industry's next stellar financial success. Schmidt, a veteran of computer manufacturer Sun Microsystems and Novell, the software maker, was considered the ideal visionary to guide Google into a period of growth and maturation as a business.
当埃里克·施密特加盟谷歌这一非常成功的网络搜索引擎并任首席执行官时,他的举措震撼了互联网界。谷歌因其界面简洁、搜索迅速吸引了大批追随者,而且成为基于高新技术获得巨大经济效益的成功典范。人们认为,在计算机制造商——太阳计算机系统公司和制作软件的诺勒有限公司均有建树的施密特,是引领谷歌成长壮大的理想、人选。
Schmidt was born in 1955 and graduated from Princeton University in 1976 with a degree in electrical engineering. He then earned a graduate degree in engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, and a doctorate in computer science from there as well. In 1983 he was hired at Sun Microsystems, a Silicon Valley computer maker that was still a very young company.
施密特生于 1955年,1976年获得普林斯顿大学电子电气工程学学士学位,随后在加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校取得工程学硕士学位及计算机科学博士学位。1983年,他受雇于太阳计算机系统公司——硅谷的一家新兴计算机制造公司。