Pioneers

Leonard Kleinrock

Computer Networking

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Computing Atlas. "Leonard Kleinrock." Accessed August 31, 2026. https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/leonard-kleinrock.

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Computing Atlas. (n.d.). Leonard Kleinrock. Retrieved August 31, 2026, from https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/leonard-kleinrock

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@misc{computingatlas-leonard-kleinrock,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Leonard Kleinrock},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/leonard-kleinrock},
  note = {Accessed August 31, 2026}
}

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.

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Birth Year

1934 1

Birth Date

1934-06-13 1

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1. Wikipedia: Leonard Kleinrock

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Leonard Kleinrock 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.

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June 13, 1934

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