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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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National Inventors Hall of Fame 2
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Grace Murray Hopper Award 2
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Turing Award 2
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 2
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Computer History Museum Fellow 2
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EFF Award 2
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Marconi Prize 2
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Internet Hall of Fame 2
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IEEE Medal of Honor 2
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation 2
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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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2. Wikidata: Robert M. Metcalfe
  • Wikidata Q92766, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q92766 P569 (date of birth)
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