Jon Postel
Computer Scientist
1943 – 1998
Who was Jon Postel?
Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards. He is known principally for being the Editor of the Request for Comment document series, and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority until his death. In his lifetime he was known as the God of the Internet for his comprehensive influence on the medium.
The Internet Society's Postel Award is named in his honor, as is the Postel Center at Information Sciences Institute. His obituary was written by Vint Cerf and published as RFC 2468 in remembrance of Postel and his work. In 2012, Postel was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.
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- be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1943
Altadena - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Engineering
( - 1966) - Doctorate, University of California, Los Angeles
Computer Science
( - 1974) - Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Engineering
( - 1968) - Van Nuys High School
- Bachelor of Science, University of California, Los Angeles
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Died
- Oct 16, 1998
Santa Monica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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