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David L. Mills

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American academic computer engineer (1938-2024)

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David Lennox Mills was an American computer engineer and professor emeritus at the University of Delaware. He was an Internet pioneer who led the Gateway Algorithms and Data Structures (GADS) Task Force.

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2013IEEE Internet Award
1999ACM Fellow

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David Lennox Mills was an American computer engineer and professor emeritus at the University of Delaware. He was an Internet pioneer who led the Gateway Algorithms and Data Structures (GADS) Task Force. He was known as the internet's "Father Time" for designing the Network Time Protocol, which is intended to synchronize all participating computers across different computer systems and networks to within a few milliseconds of Coordinated Universal Time.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1938 to 2024 · aged 85
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