Paul Baran
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Paul Baran was an American engineer and pioneer of packet-switching technology whose ideas were foundational to the development of the internet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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computer network pioneer ⓘ electrical engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor's degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
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Marconi Prize ⓘ National Medal of Technology and Innovation ⓘ |
| birthName | Paul Baran self-link ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-03-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Drexel University
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surface form:
Drexel Institute of Technology
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
BBN Technologies
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surface form:
Cabledata Associates
Metricom ⓘ RAND Corporation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Polish Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Baran ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer networking
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packet switching ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| founded |
Com21
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Metricom ⓘ BBN Technologies ⓘ
surface form:
PacketCable, Inc.
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| genre | technical report ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the ARPANET
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development of the Internet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distributed communications
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early computer network design ⓘ packet switching ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
message blocks (early form of packets)
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redundant, distributed network topology for survivable communications ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Distributed Communications series
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design of distributed packet-switched networks ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hrodna
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surface form:
Grodno
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| placeOfDeath |
Palo Alto, California
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surface form:
Palo Alto, California, United States
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| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Palo Alto, California ⓘ
surface form:
Palo Alto, California, United States
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| spouse | Evelyn Baran ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Palo Alto, California
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surface form:
Palo Alto, California, United States
Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ |
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