Robert Taylor (computer scientist)
Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer. He led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies.
Robert Taylor | |
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| Born | Robert William Taylor February 10, 1932 |
| Died | April 13, 2017 (aged 85) Woodside, California, United States |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University University of Texas |
| Known for | Internet pioneer Computer networking & Communication systems Modern personal computing |
| Children | Derek Taylor Erik Taylor Kurt Taylor |
| Awards | ACM Software Systems Award (1984) ACM Fellow (1994) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1999) Charles Stark Draper Prize (2004) Computer History Museum Fellow (2013) [1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | ARPA Xerox PARC Digital Equipment Corporation |
Career
Taylor was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office from 1965 through 1969, founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory from 1970 through 1983, and founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center until 1996.[2]
Death
On 13 April 2017, he died at his home in Woodside, California from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 85.[3]
Other readings
- M. Mitchell Waldrop (2001). The Dream Machine: J. C. R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal. New York: Viking Penguin. ISBN 0-670-89976-3.
- Michael A. Hiltzik (April 4, 2000). The Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-88730-989-5.
- "In Memoriam: J. C. R. Licklider 1915–1990" (PDF). Palo Alto, California: Digital Equipment Corporation Systems Research Center. August 7, 1990. Reprints of early papers with preface by Taylor
References
- ↑ "Robert W. Taylor 2013 Fellow". Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ↑ John Naughton (October 5, 200). A Brief History of the Future: Origins of the Internet. Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-7538-1093-4.
- ↑ "Robert W. Taylor, a pioneer of the modern computer, dies at 85". Los Angeles Times. 14 April 2017.
Other websites
- The New Old Boys From the ARPAnet Extract from 'Tools for Thought' by Howard Rheingold
- 1984 ACM Software Systems Award citation Archived 2013-01-13 at Archive.today
- 1994 ACM Fellow citation
- 2004 Draper Prize citation Archived 2006-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Paul McJones (October 11, 2008). "Oral History of Robert (Bob) W. Taylor" (PDF). Computer History Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
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