Leonard Kleinrock

Computer scientist and internet pioneer

Leonard Kleinrock - Computer scientist and internet pioneer
Born

June 13th, 1934
91 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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An American computer scientist and engineer, contributed to the development of packet switching technology, which underpins the functioning of the internet. Completed pioneering work on the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet. Served as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where research focused on network theory and performance. Authored numerous influential papers and books, guiding future development in computer networking.

Developed packet switching theory

Contributed to ARPANET development

Published foundational papers on network theory

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