Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet  was written by Ed Krol, a University of Illinois graduate, and published by the National Science Foundation.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet, by Ed Krol, was published in 1987 through funding by the National Science Foundation. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and spent his entire career there. 
He is also the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet and The Whole Internet (User's Guide and Catalog). University of Illinois He helped develop the Frequently Asked Questions format when he published the popular user's guide Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet in 1987, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. 
