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Paul Baran

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American engineer (1926-2011)

United StatesScientistsLived 1926 to 2011 · aged 84
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Paul Baran was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.

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Awards 12

2012Internet Hall of Fame
2007National Medal of Technology and Innovation
2007National Inventors Hall of Fame
2003Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2001Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
2000IEEE Internet Award
1993EFF Award
1991Marconi Prize
1990IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1989SIGCOMM Award
1987Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award
Computer History Museum Fellow

Connected to Paul 6

Claude ShannonAlso won Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement AwardRaymond TomlinsonAlso won IEEE Internet AwardBob KahnAlso won IEEE Alexander Graham Bell MedalPaul LauterburAlso won Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in ScienceRon RivestAlso won Marconi PrizeJon PostelAlso won SIGCOMM Award

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Paul Baran was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2011 · aged 84
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28 languages

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