Leonard Kleinrock
Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American engineer and computer scientist. He played an influential role in the creation of the ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, at UCLA.[1]
Leonard Kleinrock | |
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.jpg) Kleinrock at a meeting of the Internet Hall of Fame inductees 2012 | |
| Born | 13 June 1934
(aged 91) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | City College of New York, MIT |
| Known for | Internet development |
| Awards | Marconi Prize (1986) Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1996) National Medal of Science (2007) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2012) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Computer science |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Doctoral students | Chris Ferguson |
Leonard Kleinrock Media
2012 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, including Leonard Kleinrock (seated, fifth from the left)
References
- ↑ Rosenbaum, Philip (29 October 2009). Web pioneer recalls 'birth of the Internet'. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/29/kleinrock.internet/index.html. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
Other websites
- Leonard Kleinrock's Home PageUCLA. Retrieved 11 February 2004.
- KIHC: The Kleinrock Internet History Center at UCLAUCLA. Retrieved 11 November 2004.
- BibliographyUCLA. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- Network history links. Retrieved 11 November 2004.
- Oral history interview with Leonard Kleinrock (3 April 1990). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Charles Babbage Institute. Retrieved 15 May 2008. Kleinrock discusses his work on the ARPANET.
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