| Title: |
Vinton G. Cerf
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| Local code: |
OH 191
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Charles Babbage Institute
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| Collection: |
Charles Babbage Institute Oral History Program
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| Description: |
Following a brief overview of his background, Cerf describes his involvement with the ARPA network, including his work for the Network Measurement Center while a graduate student at UCLA, and his relationships with Bolt Beranek and Newman, Robert Kahn, Lawrence Roberts, and the Network Working Group. Other topics include: various influences on the development of the TCP/IP protocol, IPTO funding while he was at Stanford University, his decision in 1976 to become a program manager for networking projects at IPTO, and the military use of IPTO networking projects. This interview was recorded as part of a research project on the influence of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the development of computer science in the United States.
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| Extent: |
32 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=81
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1990 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Cerf, Vinton G.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Electrical engineer
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| Document location: |
Reston, VA
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| Document date: |
24-Apr-1990
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| Interviewer: |
O'Neill, Judy
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Computer software; Electric engineering; Engineering; Information technology; North America; Oral history; Software engineering; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0023925-25462
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