Stephen Kent

American computer scientist and Internet pioneer
Person human Q29536384
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Stephen Kent

Summary

Stephen Kent is a human[1]. He was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Stephen Kent was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Stephen Kent held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Stephen Kent worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Stephen Kent's employers was BBN Technologies[6].
  • Stephen Kent's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Stephen Kent's education included a stint at Tulane University[8].
  • Stephen Kent's doctoral advisor was David D. Clark[9].
  • Stephen Kent received the Internet Hall of Fame[10].
  • Stephen Kent received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Stephen Kent was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[12].
  • Stephen Kent's image is recorded as Stephen Kent - 2013.jpg[13].
  • Stephen Kent is recorded as male[14].
  • Stephen Kent's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Stephen Kent's Commons category is recorded as Stephen Kent[16].
  • Stephen Kent's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 104737[17].
  • Stephen Kent's family name is recorded as Kent[18].
  • Stephen Kent's given name is recorded as Stephen[19].
  • Stephen Kent's given name is recorded as Thomas[20].
  • Stephen Kent's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Stephen Kent's DBLP author ID is recorded as 26/6838[22].
  • Stephen Kent's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1q5bfg04l[23].
  • Stephen Kent's MR Author ID is recorded as 280407[24].
  • Stephen Kent's IEEE Xplore author ID is recorded as 37359656000[25].
  • Stephen Kent's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as stephen-kent-9716929[26].

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Origins and Family

Stephen Kent was born on +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1861[29], headquartered in Cambridge[30] and Tulane University[8], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1834[33], headquartered in New Orleans[34]. Stephen Kent's doctoral advisor was David D. Clark[9].

Career and Affiliations

Stephen Kent worked as a computer scientist[3]. He was employed by BBN Technologies[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Internet Hall of Fame[10], a hall of fame[35], in United States[36], founded in 2012[37] and ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[38].

Why It Matters

Stephen Kent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What did Stephen Kent do for work?

Stephen Kent worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Stephen Kent go to school?

Stephen Kent was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7] and Tulane University[8].

What awards did Stephen Kent receive?

Honors received include Internet Hall of Fame[10] and ACM Fellow[11].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] . internethalloffame.org. Retrieved . internethalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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