Leonard Kleinrock
Leonard Kleinrock (born June 13, 1934) is an American engineer and computer scientist. He played an influential role in the creation of the ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, at UCLA.[1]
Leonard Kleinrock | |
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.jpg.webp) Kleinrock at a meeting of the Internet Hall of Fame inductees 2012 | |
| Born | June 13, 1934 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | City College of New York, MIT |
| Known for | Internet development |
| Awards | Marconi Prize (1986) Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1996) National Medal of Science (2007) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2012) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Computer science |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Arthurs |
| Doctoral students | Chris Ferguson |
References
- Rosenbaum, Philip (29 October 2009). "Web pioneer recalls 'birth of the Internet'". CNN. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
Other websites
- "Leonard Kleinrock's Home Page". UCLA. Retrieved 11 February 2004.
- "KIHC: The Kleinrock Internet History Center at UCLA". UCLA. Retrieved 11 November 2004.
- "Bibliography". UCLA. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "Network history links". Archived from the original on 8 December 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2004.
- "Oral history interview with Leonard Kleinrock". University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Charles Babbage Institute. 3 April 1990. Retrieved 15 May 2008. Kleinrock discusses his work on the ARPANET.
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