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| − | '''Robert E. Kahn''' is | + | '''Robert E. Kahn''' is the co-inventor of the [[TCP/IP]] system that established the technological basis of the Internet. He worked with [[Vinton Cerf]] to write the famous paper, "A Protocol for Packet Network Interconnection".<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html NYTimes.com]<r/ef> |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | In 1997, Robert received the National Medal of Technology. He shared the 2001 Charles Stark Draper Prize with other important pioneers of the early Internet networking system.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/16/technology/16internet.html NYTimes.com]</ref> | ||
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Robert E. Kahn is the co-inventor of the TCP/IP system that established the technological basis of the Internet. He worked with Vinton Cerf to write the famous paper, "A Protocol for Packet Network Interconnection".Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag