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Vint Cerf. By: Amber. When and where was V int Cerf born. Vint Gray Cerf was born on June 23, 1943 (age 70) he was born in new haven, Connecticut. What did vint Cerf do for a living.
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Vint Cerf By: Amber
When and where was Vint Cerf born • Vint Gray Cerf was born on June 23, 1943 (age 70) he was born in new haven, Connecticut
What did vint Cerf do for a living • He is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of “the fathers of the internet”, sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn his contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
Vint Cerf and the united states • In the early days, Cerf was a program manager for the United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) funding various groups to develop TCP/IP technology. When the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity during the late 1980s,Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system (MCI Mail) connected to the Internet.