Donald Davies

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British person computer scientist electrical engineer

Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.

Aliases (1)

Donald Watts Davies ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British person → computer scientist → electrical engineer →
areaOfInfluence	computer networking → digital communications →
awardReceived	Commander of the Order of the British Empire → Harry H. Goode Memorial Award → John von Neumann Medal →
birthDate	1924-06-07 →
birthPlace	Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales →
causeOfDeath	cancer →
contributedTo	development of packet-switched networks → foundations of modern computer networks →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	2000-05-28 →
developed	concept of packet switching →
educatedAt	Imperial College London → University of London →
employer	National Physical Laboratory →
era	20th century →
familyName	Davies →
fieldOfWork	computer networking → computer science → information theory →
fullName	Donald Watts Davies →
genre	scientific research →
givenName	Donald →
hasGender	male →
influenced	development of ARPANET → development of the Internet →
knownFor	NPL network → data communications → packet switching →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Royal Society →
middleName	Watts →
nationality	British →
notableWork	design of the NPL data network →
occupation	computer scientist → electrical engineer → researcher →
workInstitution	National Physical Laboratory →
workLocation	Teddington, London, England →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ARPANET → Advanced Research Projects Agency Network →	hasKeyPerson
Donald Davies ("Donald Watts Davies") →	fullName
Lawrence G. Roberts →	influencedBy