Robert Metcalfe — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the 2023 Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science.
Serves as a Professor at Columbia University.
Co-founded 3Com.
Co-invented Ethernet in 1973, a foundational technology for computer networking.
Formulated Metcalfe's law, describing the effect of a telecommunications network.
Holds a PhD in computer science from Harvard University (1973).

Biography

Robert "Bob" Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur known for his significant contributions to the development of the internet in the 1970s. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. In recognition of his work, he received the Turing Award in 2023, the highest distinction in computer science.