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Dr. Kahn first met Dr. Cerf at U.C.L.A. in 1969, after the ARPANET nodes had been nationally distributed. At that time, he was working at an engineering firm in Cambridge, Mass., and travelled to U.C.L.A. to experiment with the new network.

Dr. Kahn first met Dr. Cerf at U.C.L.A. in 1969, after the ARPANET nodes had been nationally distributed. At that time, he was working at an engineering firm in Cambridge, Mass., and travelled to U.C.L.A. to experiment with the new network.

By the time they published their famous paper, in 1973, Vinton was a professor at Stanford and Robert was working within the Defense Department's [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]], the founders of the [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html?pagewanted=2 NYTimes.com]</ref>

By the time they published their famous paper, in 1973, Vinton was a professor at Stanford and Robert was working within the Defense Department's [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]], the founders of the [[ARPAnet]]. They did not claim their protocols as [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]], and thus they were able to flourish as an open standard.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html?pagewanted=2 NYTimes.com]</ref>

 

==Awards==

==Awards==

Robert, along with [[Vinton Cerf]], recieved the 2004 [[ACM]] [[Turing Award]]. When they received the prize it was the first time in the 39 year history of the award that it was conferred in honor of work done on computer networking.

Robert, along with [[Vinton Cerf]], recieved the 2004 [[ACM]] [[Turing Award]]. When they received the prize it was the first time in the 39 year history of the award that it was conferred in honor of work done on computer networking.