Kevin Ashton
British entrepreneur
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Born 1968 · age 58United Kingdom
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Updated 2026-07-13
Kevin Ashton is a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which created a global standard system for RFID and other sensors. He is known for coining the term "the Internet of Things" to describe a system where the Internet is connected to the physical world via ubiquitous sensors.
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- Кевін ЕштонLow confidencewikipedia · uk.wikipedia.org
- كيفن آشتونLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- Kevin AshtonLow confidencewikipedia · de.wikipedia.org