Robert Melancton Metcalfe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Robert_Melancton_Metcalfe

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Bob_Metcalfe
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:ACM_A.M._Turing_Award gptkb:IEEE_Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Marconi_Prize gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology_and_Innovation
gptkbp:birthDate	1946-04-07
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:boardMemberOf	gptkb:3Com gptkb:Polaris_Venture_Partners gptkb:Pop!Tech
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Elizabeth_Metcalfe gptkb:Max_Metcalfe
gptkbp:degree	B.S. in Electrical Engineering (MIT) M.S. in Applied Mathematics (Harvard) Ph.D. in Computer Science (Harvard)
gptkbp:editor	gptkb:InfoWorld
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:3Com gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin gptkb:Xerox_PARC gptkb:Infocom gptkb:International_Data_Group
gptkbp:faculty	gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:field	computer science electrical engineering
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:3Com
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Robert_Melancton_Metcalfe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Robert Melancton Metcalfe
gptkbp:influenced	computer networking
gptkbp:inventedBy	gptkb:Ethernet gptkb:Metcalfe's_law
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Metcalfe's_law co-inventing Ethernet
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:engineer gptkb:professor entrepreneur
gptkbp:researchArea	internet networking
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Robyn_Metcalfe
gptkbp:turingAwardFor	invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet
gptkbp:turingAwardYear	2022
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Robert_Metcalfe
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4