Paul Baran was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and he went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that became essential parts of modern digital communication.
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AwardNational Inventors Hall of Fame 1 AwardEdwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award 1 AwardIEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 1 AwardComputer History Museum Fellow 1 AwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1 AwardBower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science 1 AwardNational Medal of Technology and Innovation 1 Contribution Kind Highest HonourNational Medal of Technology 2 Connections
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Paul Baran (born Pesach Baran ; April 29, 1926 - March 26, 2011) was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1990) Computer History Museum Fellow (2005) Marconi Prize (1991) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2007) National Inventors Hall of Fame
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View the Source 3. Computer History Museum: Paul Baran, Computer History Museum Fellow
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For fundamental contributions to the architecture of the internet and for a lifetime of entrepreneurial activity
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