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Frank Heart

Also Known As Frank Evans Heart
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Frank Evans Heart (May 15, 1929 to June 24, 2018) was an American computer engineer influential in computer networking. After nearly fifteen years at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Heart worked for Bolt, Beranek and Newman from 1966 to 1994, during which he led the team that designed the first routing computer for the ARPANET, the predecessor to the Internet.

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Birth Year
1929 1
Birth Date
1929-05-15 1
Death Year
2018 1
Death Date
2018-06-24 1
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1. Frank Heart (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Frank Evans Heart
    Frank Evans Heart
  • Wikidata P166: Internet Hall of Fame
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Internet Hall of Fame.
  • P569 (date of birth): year 1929
    1929
  • P569 (date of birth): 1929-05-15
    1929-05-15
  • P570 (date of death): year 2018
    2018
  • P570 (date of death): 2018-06-24
    2018-06-24
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