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      • Lawrence Roberts (born December 21, 1937, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.—died December 26, 2018, Redwood City, California) was an American computer scientist who supervised the construction of the ARPANET, a computer network that was a precursor to the Internet.
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  1. Larry Roberts (December 21, 1937 – December 26, 2018) was an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. As a program manager and later office director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency , Roberts and his team created the ARPANET using packet switching techniques invented by British computer scientist Donald Davies and American ...

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  3. Lawrence Roberts (born December 21, 1937, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.—died December 26, 2018, Redwood City, California) was an American computer scientist who supervised the construction of the ARPANET, a computer network that was a precursor to the Internet.

  4. Jul 26, 2023 · Who Was Larry Roberts? Larry (Lawrence) Roberts is known as the father of computer vision for his contributions to the field and to the creation of the modern internet.

  5. Dec 30, 2018 · As a manager at the Pentagon’s Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA, Dr. Roberts designed much of the Arpanet — the internet’s precursor — and oversaw its implementation in 1969.

  6. In the pantheon of computing pioneers, Larry Roberts stands tall as one of the most influential and consequential figures of the digital age. A brilliant engineer, visionary leader, and tireless innovator, Roberts played a central role in the creation of the modern internet and the transformation of global communication.

  7. computerhistory.org › profile › larry-robertsLarry Roberts - CHM

    Jul 8, 2024 · Lawrence G. Roberts is best known for his work on the development of the ARPANET, a key predecessor to the internet and the first major network built on the principle of packet switching, and later as a pioneer of commercial packet switching with his roles in Telenet and the widely deployed X.25 protocol.

  8. Dr. Roberts designed and managed the first packet network, the ARPANET (the precursor to the Internet). At that time, in 1967, Dr. Roberts became the Chief Scientist of ARPA taking on the task of designing, funding, and managing the radically new communications network concept of packet switching.

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