Lawrence G. Roberts

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Internet pioneer computer scientist electrical engineer human

Lawrence G. Roberts was an American engineer and computer scientist best known as a principal architect of the ARPANET, the pioneering packet-switching network that led to the modern internet.

Aliases (1)

Lawrence Gilman Roberts ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Internet pioneer → computer scientist → electrical engineer → human →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering → Master of Science in Electrical Engineering → PhD in Electrical Engineering →
awardReceived	Charles Stark Draper Prize → IEEE Harry H. Goode Memorial Award → IEEE Internet Award → National Medal of Technology and Innovation →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1937-12-21 →
dateOfDeath	2018-12-26 →
designed	early ARPANET network architecture →
educatedAt	Massachusetts Institute of Technology →
employer	Advanced Research Projects Agency → Anagran, Inc. → BBN Technologies → MIT Lincoln Laboratory → Network Systems Corporation →
familyName	Roberts →
fieldOfWork	computer networking → computer science → electrical engineering → packet switching →
fullName	Lawrence Gilman Roberts →
givenName	Lawrence →
hasOccupation	engineer → researcher →
influencedBy	Donald Davies → J. C. R. Licklider → Paul Baran →
knownFor	pioneering work in packet-switched networks → principal architect of the ARPANET →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Internet Hall of Fame →
notableIdea	packet-switching for wide-area networks → resource-sharing computer networks →
notableWork	ARPANET →
placeOfBirth	Westport, Connecticut, United States →
placeOfDeath	Redwood City, California, United States →
positionHeld	Director of Information Processing Techniques Office at ARPA →
sexOrGender	male →
supervised	ARPANET implementation contracts with BBN →
workLocation	Boston, Massachusetts → Silicon Valley → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (3)

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