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Eric Bina

Programmer who co-wrote the Mosaic browser and co-founded Netscape

25 October 1964 United States Verified by our editors
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Eric Bina is an American programmer who co-wrote Mosaic, the first widely used graphical web browser, with Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois in 1993. He then co-founded Netscape Communications.

Biography

NCSA

Bina studied computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and worked at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

Mosaic

In late 1992 and early 1993 he and Marc Andreessen wrote Mosaic for Unix systems. Bina did much of the core coding, including the layout engine that displayed images inline with text.

Netscape

He was one of the founding engineers of Netscape in 1994 and worked on Netscape Navigator.

Recognition

Bina shared the 1995 ACM Software System Award and was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2014. He has largely stayed out of public life.

Timeline

  1. 1964

    Born in Champaign, Illinois, United States

  2. 1993

    Mosaic released

  3. 1994

    Co-founds Netscape

  4. 1995

    ACM Software System Award

  5. 1997

    W. Wallace McDowell Award

  6. 2014

    Internet Hall of Fame

Notable works

  • 1993

    Mosaic Web browser

    With Marc Andreessen.

Awards and honours

  • ACM Software System Award

    1995

  • Internet Hall of Fame

    2014

Did you know?

  1. 1

    He insisted on working from Illinois rather than moving to California at first.

  2. 2

    Mosaic’s inline images made the web visual.

  3. 3

    He shared awards with Andreessen.

Connections

Also born on 25 October

Frequently asked

Who is Eric Bina?

Eric Bina is an American programmer who co-wrote Mosaic, the first widely used graphical web browser, with Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois in 1993. He then co-founded Netscape Communications.

How old is Eric Bina?

Eric Bina is 62 years old, born on 25 October 1964 in Champaign, Illinois, United States.

Where is Eric Bina from?

Eric Bina was born in Champaign, Illinois, United States.

What is Eric Bina known for?

Eric Bina is best known for Co-authoring Mosaic (1993); co-founding Netscape.

What awards has Eric Bina received?

Notable honours include ACM Software System Award (1995), Internet Hall of Fame (2014).

References

  1. Eric Bina — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  2. Eric Bina (Q92859) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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External links

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