Lawrence Roberts

Lawrence Gilman Roberts
Lawrence Gilman Roberts
	Roberts in 2017
Born	December 21, 1937; Connecticut, United States
Died	December 26, 2018 (aged 81); Redwood City, California
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	Founding father of the Internet
Awards	IEEE Computer Pioneer Award; IEEE Computer Society W. Wallace McDowell Award; Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGCOMM Communications Award; Harry Goode Memorial Award; International Engineering Consortium Fellow award, 2001; Charles Stark Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineers; Principe de Asturias Award, 2002; Secretary of Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Interface Conference Award; L.M. Ericsson prize for research in data communications, 1982;
	Scientific career
Institutions	Lincoln Lab, ARPA, Telenet
Influences	J. C. R. Licklider, Ivan Sutherland
Website	packet.cc
Notes

Lawrence G. Roberts (December 21, 1937 – December 26, 2018)^[4] was an American scientist. He won the Draper Prize in 2001 "for the development of the Internet",^[5] and the Principe de Asturias Award in 2002.

Roberts created the ARPANET using packet switching techniques invented by British computer scientist Donald Davies.^[6]^[7] The ARPANET was a forerunner to the modern Internet.

References

↑ "Lawrence Gilman Roberts". World of Computer Science (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Gale. 2006. Gale Document Number GALE|K2424100099. Retrieved 2013-01-16. Gale Biography In Context (subscription required)
↑ "Big achievements included room-size computers". MIT News. May 21, 2003. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
↑ "Lawrence G. Roberts: 1990 W. Wallace McDowell Award Recipient". IEEE Computer Society. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
↑ Dr. Larry Roberts, Internet Pioneer, is dead.
↑ "Draper Prize Honors Four 'Fathers of the Internet'". Wall Street Journal. February 12, 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
↑ "Donald W. Davies, 75, Dies; Helped Refine Data Networks". New York Times. 4 June 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
↑ Abbate, Jane (2000). Inventing the Internet. MIT Press. p. 38. ISBN 0262261332.

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[1] "Lawrence Gilman Roberts". World of Computer Science (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Gale. 2006. Gale Document Number GALE|K2424100099. Retrieved 2013-01-16. Gale Biography In Context (subscription required)

[2] "Big achievements included room-size computers". MIT News. May 21, 2003. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

[1990award-3] "Lawrence G. Roberts: 1990 W. Wallace McDowell Award Recipient". IEEE Computer Society. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-01-16.

[4] Dr. Larry Roberts, Internet Pioneer, is dead.

[5] "Draper Prize Honors Four 'Fathers of the Internet'". Wall Street Journal. February 12, 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[6] "Donald W. Davies, 75, Dies; Helped Refine Data Networks". New York Times. 4 June 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

[Abbate2000-7] Abbate, Jane (2000). Inventing the Internet. MIT Press. p. 38. ISBN 0262261332.

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Lawrence Gilman Roberts
Roberts in 2017
Born	(1937-12-21)December 21, 1937 Connecticut, United States
Died	December 26, 2018(2018-12-26) (aged 81) Redwood City, California
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	Founding father of the Internet
Awards	IEEE Computer Pioneer Award IEEE Computer Society W. Wallace McDowell Award Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGCOMM Communications Award Harry Goode Memorial Award International Engineering Consortium Fellow award, 2001 Charles Stark Draper Prize of the National Academy of Engineers Principe de Asturias Award, 2002 Secretary of Defense Meritorious Service Medal Interface Conference Award L.M. Ericsson prize for research in data communications, 1982
Scientific career
Institutions	Lincoln Lab, ARPA, Telenet
Influences	J. C. R. Licklider, Ivan Sutherland

Website	packet.cc
Notes
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