Vint Cerf

Summary

Vint Cerf is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New Haven^[2]. He was born on June 23, 1943^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and technology evangelist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,025 views/month, #6,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in New Haven^[2], Vint Cerf…
• Vint Cerf was born on June 23, 1943^[3].
• Vint Cerf held citizenship in United States^[9].
• English was Vint Cerf's native language^[10].
• Vint Cerf worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Vint Cerf's professions included engineer^[5].
• Vint Cerf worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Vint Cerf's professions included technology evangelist^[7].
• Vint Cerf's field of work was computer science^[11].
• Vint Cerf's field of work was computer networking^[12].
• Among Vint Cerf's employers was Google^[13].
• Vint Cerf was employed by IBM^[14].
• Among Vint Cerf's employers was Stanford University^[15].
• Among Vint Cerf's employers was Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency^[16].
• Vint Cerf's education included a stint at Van Nuys High School^[17].
• Vint Cerf's doctoral advisor was Leonard Kleinrock^[18].
• Vint Cerf's doctoral advisor was Gerald Estrin^[19].
• Vint Cerf received the Turing Award^[20].
• Vint Cerf received the Presidential Medal of Freedom^[21].
• Vint Cerf received the OII Lifetime Achievement Award^[22].
• Vint Cerf received the Harold Pender Award^[23].
• Vint Cerf received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering^[24].
• Vint Cerf received the Charles Stark Draper Prize^[25].
• Vint Cerf was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[26].
• Vint Cerf was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Vint Cerf's place of birth was New Haven^[2]. He was born on June 23, 1943^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Vint Cerf was educated at Van Nuys High School^[17]. Doctoral advisors include Leonard Kleinrock^[18] and Gerald Estrin^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and technology evangelist^[7]. Fields of work include computer science^[11], an academic discipline^[28] and computer networking^[12], an academic discipline^[29]. Employers include Google^[13], a business^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1998^[32], headquartered in Mountain View^[33]; IBM^[14], a software company^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1911^[36], headquartered in Armonk^[37]; Stanford University^[15], a private university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1885^[40], headquartered in Stanford^[41]; and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency^[16], an United States federal agency^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1958^[44], headquartered in Arlington County^[45]. Doctoral students include Raphael Finkel^[46] and Hanan Samet^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[20], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1966^[50]; Presidential Medal of Freedom^[21], an award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1963^[53]; OII Lifetime Achievement Award^[22], a lifetime achievement award^[54], in United Kingdom^[55]; Harold Pender Award^[23], an award^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1972^[58]; Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering^[24], a science award^[59], in United Kingdom^[60], founded in 2012^[61]; and Charles Stark Draper Prize^[25], a science award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1989^[64].

Why It Matters

Vint Cerf ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,025 views/month, #6,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

He has been cited as an influence by Andreu Veà-Baró^[67], an engineer^[68], b. 1969^[69], of Spain^[70], awarded the National Award for Personal Career on the Internet^[71], specialised in telecommunications^[72].

He is credited with the discovery of Internet^[73], an IP network^[74], founded in 1969^[75]. Works attributed to him include 2.3.2.1 A Proposed New Internet Header Format^[76], a document^[77].

His notable doctoral advisees include Raphael Finkel^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1951^[80], of United States^[81], specialised in computer science^[82] and Hanan Samet^[83].

FAQs

Where was Vint Cerf born?

Born in New Haven^[2], Vint Cerf…

What did Vint Cerf do for work?

Vint Cerf worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], university teacher^[6], and technology evangelist^[7].

Where did Vint Cerf go to school?

Vint Cerf was educated at Van Nuys High School^[17].

What awards did Vint Cerf receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[20], Presidential Medal of Freedom^[21], OII Lifetime Achievement Award^[22], and Harold Pender Award^[23].

Who did Vint Cerf influence?

Vint Cerf has been cited as an influence by Andreu Veà-Baró^[67].

What did Vint Cerf discover?

Vint Cerf is credited as discoverer of Internet^[73].