Wesley Allison Clark was an American physicist and computer engineer credited with designing the first modern personal computer. He was the main participant, with Charles Molnar, in creating the LINC computer, the first minicomputer, which along with machines such as the PDP-1 is regarded as an inspiration for the personal computer. He received the Eckert-Mauchly Award in 1981 and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1999. 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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What role did Wesley A. Clark play in the planning of the ARPANET?
He suggested in 1967 using separate small computers, later called Interface Message Processors, as the network interface.
Clark had a small but key role in the planning of the ARPANET, the predecessor to the Internet. In 1967 he suggested to Larry Roberts the idea of using separate small computers, later named Interface Message Processors, as a way of standardizing the network interface and reducing the load on the local computers.
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Wesley Allison Clark (April 10, 1927 - February 22, 2016) was an American physicist and computer engineer who is credited for designing the first modern personal computer.
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April 10, 1927
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February 22, 2016
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