Robert W. Taylor (born 1932). Taylor was a, arguably the, major figure in the development of the Internet, the personal computer, and the technologies that support the computer revolution worldwide.
His work was recognized in 1999 by the award of the National Medal of Technology. The citation reads: "For visionary leadership in the development of modern computing technology, including initiating the ARPAnet project -- forerunner of today's Intern...
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Robert W. Taylor (born 1932). Taylor was a, arguably the, major figure in the development of the Internet, the personal computer, and the technologies that support the computer revolution worldwide.
His work was recognized in 1999 by the award of the National Medal of Technology. The citation reads: "For visionary leadership in the development of modern computing technology, including initiating the ARPAnet project -- forerunner of today's Internet -- and advancing groundbreaking achievements in the development of the personal computer and computer networks."
In 2004, the National Academy of Engineering awarded him along with Butler W. Lampson, Charles P. Thacker and Alan Kay their highest award, the Draper Prize. The citation reads: "for the vision, conception, and development of the first practical networked personal computers."
He was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office (1965-69), founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory (CSL) ...
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