Dr.
Lawrence G. Roberts
(
–
)
1937
2018
Caspian Networks
;
San Jose, CA
Computer scientist; Company executive (computers and communication)
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Computer Sciences
Elected
2001
Designer and manager of the ARPANET. At the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense, he designed the network and wrote the Request for Proposal for a packet-switched computer network, to be called the Arpanet (October 1968). He then managed the development of the network (lines, switches, protocols, etc) until 1973. He then became president of the first commercial packet-switched network company TELENET which is now part of Sprint.
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