David D. Clark

American computer scientist
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David D. Clark

Summary

David D. Clark is a human[1]. He was born on April 7, 1944[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and information scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David D. Clark was born on April 7, 1944[2].
  • David D. Clark held citizenship in United States[7].
  • David D. Clark worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • David D. Clark's professions included university teacher[4].
  • David D. Clark's professions included information scientist[5].
  • David D. Clark's field of work was computer security[8].
  • David D. Clark's field of work was computing[9].
  • David D. Clark's field of work was informatics[10].
  • David D. Clark's field of work was Internet[11].
  • David D. Clark was educated at Swarthmore College[12].
  • David D. Clark's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • David D. Clark was educated at John Burroughs School[14].
  • David D. Clark's doctoral advisor was Jerry Saltzer[15].
  • David D. Clark received the SIGCOMM Award[16].
  • David D. Clark received the Internet Hall of Fame[17].
  • David D. Clark received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[18].
  • David D. Clark received the ACM Fellow[19].
  • David D. Clark was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • David D. Clark was a member of National Academy of Engineering[21].
  • David D. Clark was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[22].
  • David D. Clark is recorded as male[23].
  • David D. Clark's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • David D. Clark supervised Radia Perlman as a doctoral student[25].
  • David D. Clark supervised Lixia Zhang as a doctoral student[26].
  • David D. Clark supervised Simson Garfinkel as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

David D. Clark was born on April 7, 1944[2].

Education

Educated at Swarthmore College[12], a liberal arts college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1864[30]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; and John Burroughs School[14], a school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1923[37], headquartered in St. Louis[38]. David D. Clark's doctoral advisor was Jerry Saltzer[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and information scientist[5]. Fields of work include computer security[8], an industry[39]; computing[9], a type of process[40]; informatics[10], an academic major[41], founded in 1957[42]; and Internet[11], an IP network[43], founded in 1969[44]. Doctoral students include Radia Perlman[25], a computer scientist[45], b. 1951[46], of United States[47], awarded the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[48], specialised in computer science[49]; Lixia Zhang[26], a computer scientist[50], b. 1951[51], of United States[52], awarded the IEEE Internet Award[53], specialised in computer network[54]; Simson Garfinkel[27], a computer scientist[55], b. 1965[56], of United States[57], awarded the ACM Fellow[58]; Dina Katabi[59], a computer scientist[60], b. 1970[61], of United States[62], awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award[63], specialised in computer science[64]; Rainer Gawlick[65]; and Mark Anthony Shawn Smith[66], a computer scientist[67].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGCOMM Award[16], an award[68], in United States[69], founded in 1989[70]; Internet Hall of Fame[17], a hall of fame[71], in United States[72], founded in 2012[73]; IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[18], a science award[74], founded in 1986[75]; and ACM Fellow[19], a fellowship award[76].

Why It Matters

David D. Clark ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]

His notable doctoral advisees include Radia Perlman[79], a computer scientist[80], b. 1951[81], of United States[82], awarded the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[83], specialised in computer science[84]; Dina Katabi[85], a computer scientist[86], b. 1970[87], of United States[88], awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award[89], specialised in computer science[90]; Simson Garfinkel[91], a computer scientist[92], b. 1965[93], of United States[94], awarded the ACM Fellow[95]; Lixia Zhang[96], a computer scientist[97], b. 1951[98], of United States[99], awarded the IEEE Internet Award[100], specialised in computer network[101]; Stephen Kent[102], a computer scientist[103], b. 1951[104], of United States[105], awarded the Internet Hall of Fame[106]; and Mark Anthony Shawn Smith[107], a computer scientist[108].

FAQs

What did David D. Clark do for work?

David D. Clark worked as computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and information scientist[5].

Where did David D. Clark go to school?

David D. Clark was educated at Swarthmore College[12], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], and John Burroughs School[14].

What awards did David D. Clark receive?

Honors received include SIGCOMM Award[16], Internet Hall of Fame[17], IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[18], and ACM Fellow[19].

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