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Robert Metcalfe

Also Known As Robert Melancton Metcalf · Robert Melancton Metcalfe · Bob Metcalfe · Robert M. Metcalfe
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American engineer who co-invented Ethernet with David Boggs at Xerox PARC in 1973 and went on to found the networking company 3Com. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1946 1
Birth Date
1946-04-07 1
Nationality
American 1
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Invented

Ethernet, Systems
Source Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe
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1. Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe
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  • Career
    Metcalfe was working at PARC in 1973 when he and David Boggs invented Ethernet, initially as a standard for connecting computers over short distances.
  • Infobox
    Robert Melancton Metcalfe, born April 7, 1946, New York City, U.S.
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Robert Metcalfe (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Robert Melancton Metcalf
    Robert Melancton Metcalf
  • Wikidata P166: National Inventors Hall of Fame
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Inventors Hall of Fame.
  • Wikidata P166: Grace Murray Hopper Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Grace Murray Hopper Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Turing Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Turing Award.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer History Museum Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer History Museum Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: EFF Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): EFF Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Marconi Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Marconi Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Internet Hall of Fame
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Internet Hall of Fame.
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Medal of Honor
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Medal of Honor.
  • Wikidata P166: National Medal of Technology and Innovation
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
  • Wikidata alias: Robert Melancton Metcalfe
    Robert Melancton Metcalfe
  • Wikidata alias: Bob Metcalfe
    Bob Metcalfe
  • Wikidata alias: Robert M. Metcalfe
    Robert M. Metcalfe
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