Peter T. Kirstein
✓ Source-basedfallingBritish computer scientist (1933-2020)
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Peter Thomas Kirstein was a British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet. He made the first internetworking connection on the ARPANET in 1973, by providing a link to British academic networks, and was instrumental in defining and implementing TCP/IP alongside Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn.
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Joyce K. ReynoldsAlso won Jonathan B. Postel Service Award
Donald MichieAlso won Fellow of the British Computer Society
Van JacobsonAlso won Internet Hall of FameSally FloydAlso won SIGCOMM AwardDavid N. PayneAlso won Marconi Prize
William Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkAlso won Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Donald MichieAlso won Fellow of the British Computer SocietyVan JacobsonAlso won Internet Hall of FameSally FloydAlso won SIGCOMM AwardDavid N. PayneAlso won Marconi PrizeWilliam Cullen, Baron Cullen of WhitekirkAlso won Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringAbout this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2020 · aged 86
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