Co-inventor of Ethernet, the wiring that links computers.
Bob Metcalfe is an engineer who co-invented Ethernet, a system for connecting computers together in a local network. Ethernet became the standard way for computers in offices and schools to share information. He later helped build companies and shared ideas about how networks grow in value.
Era
1900s
Field
Computer Networking
Co-inventor of Ethernet, the wiring that links computers.
Technology · Computer Networking · 1900s
Bob Metcalfe is an engineer who co-invented Ethernet, a system for connecting computers together in a local network. Ethernet became the standard way for computers in offices and schools to share information. He later helped build companies and shared ideas about how networks grow in value.
Co-invented Ethernet, the technology that connects computers into local networks.
The wired networks in schools and offices that students use still rely on Ethernet.
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