Radia Perlman: How This Woman Transformed The Internet

"Constantly question why things are the way they are."

I wanted to share an interview from my archive with you. As this year marks 35 years since Radia Perlman invented the algorithm for implementing a spanning tree protocol (STP), I thought it a great time to share her story which originally appeared in my book, Female Innovators at Work. 

Radia’s invention (one of many patents she holds) transformed the Et…