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technology2 years ago

Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Receives Turing Award, Computing's Top Honor.

Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet, has been awarded the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of computing." Metcalfe and the late David Boggs developed Ethernet at Xerox PARC, which revolutionized networking. Metcalfe later founded 3com, a networking equipment company that brought Ethernet to the mainstream. Despite its notoriety as a cable technology, Metcalfe originally envisioned Ethernet to be more like Wi-Fi.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Pioneer Bob Metcalfe Wins Prestigious Turing Award.

Bob Metcalfe, the creator of Ethernet, has won the 2022 Turing Award, the computing industry's top prize, for his invention that connects billions of devices to wired and wireless networks. Metcalfe also founded 3Com, a company that profited greatly from the commercialization of Ethernet, and is famous for Metcalfe's Law, which states that the value of a network increases proportionally to the square of the number of devices that can use it. Wired Ethernet began with data transfer speeds of 2.94 megabits per second and has now reached 800 gigabits per second, with another doubling in the works.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Wins Prestigious Turing Award

Bob Metcalfe, the creator of Ethernet, has won the 2022 Turing Award, the computing industry's top prize, for his invention that connects billions of devices to wired and wireless networks. Metcalfe also founded 3Com, a company that profited greatly from the commercialization of Ethernet, and is famous for Metcalfe's Law. Wired Ethernet began with data transfer speeds of 2.94 megabits per second and now reaches 800 gigabits per second. Ethernet ports have faded from laptops and never arrived on phones, but the technology was adapted to the Wi-Fi standards, bringing new convenience and ubiquity to the internet.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Wins Prestigious Turing Award.

Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet, a computer networking technology that has become an industry standard, has been awarded this year's Turing Award by the Association for Computing Machinery. The award, often called the Nobel Prize of computing, comes with a $1 million prize. Metcalfe's work on Ethernet helped connect personal computers and other devices within an office, leading to the development of the modern internet.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Receives Prestigious Turing Award

Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of Ethernet, has won the Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, for his role in inventing, standardizing, and commercializing the ubiquitous networking technology. Metcalfe's career has grown in parallel with our networking capacity, and he has made significant contributions to computer networking and the internet. Ethernet has continued to play an indispensable role as the domestic plumbing for the networks of personal computers we now take for granted.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Pioneer Bob Metcalfe Wins Prestigious Turing Award in Computing.

Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet, a computer networking technology that became an industry standard, has been awarded the Turing Award by the Association for Computing Machinery. Ethernet has connected PCs to servers, printers, and the internet in corporate offices and homes across the globe. The award comes with a $1 million prize.

technology2 years ago

Ethernet Co-Inventor Bob Metcalfe Wins $1 Million Turing Award

Bob Metcalfe, an MIT research affiliate and founder of 3Com Corp., has won the 2022 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award for his invention of Ethernet, one of the earliest and most extensively utilized networking technologies. The award comes with a $1 million prize provided by Google. Ethernet is the main conduit of wired network communications worldwide, handling data rates from 10 megabits per second to 400 gigabits per second, with 800 Gbps and 1.6 terabits per second technologies emerging.