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Steve Crocker was a graduate student at UCLA in the late 1960s and early 70s, and along with [[Vinton Cerf]] and [[Jon Postel]],<ref>[http://www.alpha.geek.nz/ Alpha.geek.nz]</ref> was part of the team that developed the protocols for the [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Steve was the humble man who wrote the first [[RFC]], or Request For Comments, a document series began wherein questions and answers to the pressing technical issues were presented to and by the entire engineering and infrastructural community. Dr. Crocker labeled the first memo as such as he did not want to seem presumptuous or authoritative, but rather facilitate discussion and progress within the community.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYT.com]</ref> The first RFC was published April 6th, 1969; and it can be read [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 here], Steve's retrospection on the beginning of the series on its 40th anniversary can be read [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html here].

Steve Crocker was a graduate student at UCLA in the late 1960s and early 70s, and along with [[Vinton Cerf]] and [[Jon Postel]],<ref>[http://www.alpha.geek.nz/ Alpha.geek.nz]</ref> was part of the team that developed the protocols for the [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Steve was the humble man who wrote the first [[RFC]], or Request For Comments, a document series began wherein questions and answers to the pressing technical issues were presented to and by the entire engineering and infrastructural community. Dr. Crocker labeled the first memo as such as he did not want to seem presumptuous or authoritative, but rather facilitate discussion and progress within the community.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYT.com]</ref> The first RFC was published April 6th, 1969; and it can be read [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 here], Steve's retrospection on the beginning of the series on its 40th anniversary can be read [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html here].

===Beginning===

===Beginning===

Dr. Crocker attended the same highschool in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]].<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref>

Dr. Crocker attended the same high school in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]].<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref> In 1965, while at UCLA, Steve an [[ARPA]] supported project, which was a precursor to the actual [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref>

==Current Work==

==Current Work==