Radia Perlman
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Summary
Radia Perlman was born on December 18, 1951[1], in Portsmouth[2]. She has worked as a computer scientist[3], telecommunications engineer[4], mathematician[5], and software developer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,643 views/month, #7,127 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1952[8]
- Country of citizenship: United States[9]
- Field of work: computer science[10], software engineering[11], network security[12]
- Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], BBN Technologies[14], Sun Microsystems[15], Dell EMC[16]
- Educated at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17]
- Doctoral advisor: David D. Clark[18]
- Notable work: Spanning Tree Protocol[19], computer literacy[20]
- Award received: Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[21], SIGCOMM Award[22], National Inventors Hall of Fame[23], Internet Hall of Fame[24], ACM Fellow[25], IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award[26], honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[27]
- Member of: Association for Computing Machinery[28], National Academy of Engineering[29]
- Sex or gender: female[30]
- Commons category: Radia Perlman[31]
- Family name: Perlman[32]
- Given name: Radia[33]
- Described at URL: https://www.internethalloffame.org/inductee/radia-perlman/[34], https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/xl6cc4/i_am_radia_perlman_the_network_engineer_behind/[35], https://hiddenheroes.netguru.com/radia-perlman[36]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37]
- Birth name: Radia Joy Perlman[38]
Why It Matters
Radia Perlman has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
She is credited with the discovery of Spanning Tree Protocol[41], a communication protocol[42].
FAQs
Where was Radia Perlman born?
Radia Perlman's place of birth was Portsmouth[2].
What did Radia Perlman do for work?
Radia Perlman worked as a computer scientist[3], telecommunications engineer[4], mathematician[5], and software developer[6].
Where did Radia Perlman go to school?
Radia Perlman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
What awards did Radia Perlman receive?
Honors received include Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[21], SIGCOMM Award[22], National Inventors Hall of Fame[23], and Internet Hall of Fame[24].
What did Radia Perlman discover?
Radia Perlman is credited as discoverer of Spanning Tree Protocol[41].