The history, the story, and the importance of Vinton Cerf, Bob Kahn, and the W3C Consortium
New capabilities emerge just by virtue of having smart people with access to state-of-the-art technology. This quote was said by the infamous Robert Kahn, also known as Bob ahn.
Vinton Gray Cerf
Vinton Cerf’s Early Life
Vint was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
He went to Van Nuys High School, then begin his studies at Stanford, and went to grad school at UCLA.
While at UCLA, he met bob kahn, who was working on the ARPANet hardware architecture.
Robert Kahn
Robert Kahn’s Early Life
Vinton Cerf’s Early Life
After graduating from high school, Bob Kahn went to The City College of New York, and then went to Princeton University.
Why is this important to the Internet?
This was the beginning of Internet, making these two men the Fathers of the Internet.
They worked together to get done what needed to be done. They saw s
They believed in themselves.
They made something that everyone wanted.
Interoperability means the ability of information systems to work together. Bob and Vint started this trend, without TCIP, there wouldn’t be interoperability.
I learned that when you see something that everyone wants, don’t wait around for someone else to do it. YOU do it. On top of making something life-changing, you may make a ton of money.
In conclusion, without Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf, we would not have the internet today.
