Father of Networking

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This paper takes a look at the history of Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, the person considered to be the father of packet switch technology and networking.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Education
Work Experiences
Achievements
Awards

From the Paper:

"Dr. Kleinrock has also been involved as founder, board member and chairman of a wide variety of organizations, all focused on his key areas of research including packet switching and nomadic computing. Nomadic computing is the concept of being able to use networks anytime, anywhere. Visionary in its concept, the convergence of cellular phones and Internet access is making this a reality today.
Dr. Kleinrock is Chairman and Founder of Nomadix, an organization devoted to developing software and hardware solutions for nomadic computing, and founded this company in 1995. He is still active there today in addition to teaching at UCLA. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bibliography (2006) - Accessed from Dr. Kleinrocks' site on November 4th, 2006 from location: http://www.lk.cs.ucla.edu/full_bibliography.html
• LM Ericsson Prize (1982) - Photo scanned by UCLA Engineering Department and placed on their servers showing Dr. Kleinrocks' Award. Accessed from the Internet on November 4th, 2006: http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~lk/LK/Honors/Ericsson/
• Wall of Honors (2006) - From Dr. Klienrock's website, this is a page which shows his most prestigious awards. Accessed from the Internet on November 4, 2006: http://www.lk.cs.ucla.edu/LK/Honors/

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