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Leonard Kleinrock

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Leonard Kleinrock is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at UCLA. He made several important contributions to computer science, in particular to the mathematical foundations of data communication in computer networking, and played an influential role in the development of the ARPANET. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1934 1
Birth Date
1934-06-13 1
Award
Charles Stark Draper Prize 2
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Okawa Prize 2
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Dan David Prize 2
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Guggenheim Fellowship 2
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Frederick W. Lanchester Prize 2
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Harry H. Goode Memorial Award 2
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ACM Fellow 2
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IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal 2
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IEEE Internet Award 2
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Marconi Prize 2
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Internet Hall of Fame 2
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BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2
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National Medal of Science 2
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SIGCOMM Award 2
Contribution Kind
Network 3
Highest Honour
National Academy of Engineering Member 1
Connections

Associated With

ARPANET, Systems
Source Wikipedia: Leonard Kleinrock

In Field

Computer Networking, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Leonard Kleinrock

Long-Form Articles

Queueing theory, the first ARPANET message and the packet switching priority dispute, Articles
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Member Of

University of California, Los Angeles

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Source Wikipedia: Leonard Kleinrocktier 2

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Leonard Kleinrock
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.
  • Infobox, Born
    June 13, 1934
  • Infobox: awards
    Marconi Prize (1986), Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1996), National Medal of Science (2007), National Academy of Engineering (1980), NAE Charles Stark Draper Prize (2001), IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2012), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2014)
  • In Field: Computer Networking, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Leonard Kleinrock
Wikidata Q32338, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Computer History Museum: Leonard Kleinrock, Computer History Museum Fellow
Computer History MuseumFellow citation
Quote, Fellow citation
For his pioneering work on the mathematical theory of computer networks and roles in the ARPANET and in expanding the internet
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