12 Facts About Bob Kahn

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Robert Elliot Kahn was born on December 23,1938 and is an American electrical engineer who, along with Vint Cerf, first proposed the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol, the fundamental communication protocols at the heart of the Internet.

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Bob Kahn was born in New York to parents Beatrice Pauline and Lawrence Bob Kahn in an Ashkenazi Jewish family.

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Bob Kahn was elected as a member to the National Academy of Engineering in 1987 for research contributions in computer networks and packet switching, and for creative management contributions to research efforts in computers and communications.

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Bob Kahn has twice received the Secretary of Defense Civilian Service Award.

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Bob Kahn was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Pavia in 1998.

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Bob Kahn received the 2003 Digital ID World award for the Digital Object Architecture as a significant contribution to the digital identity industry.

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Bob Kahn was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2006.

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Bob Kahn was awarded the 2008 Japan Prize for his work in "Information Communication Theory and Technology".

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Bob Kahn has served on the board of directors for Qualcomm.

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In 2012, Bob Kahn was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame by the Internet Society.

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In 2013 Bob Kahn was one of five Internet and Web pioneers awarded the inaugural Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

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Bob Kahn has received honorary degrees from Princeton University, University of Pavia, ETH Zurich, University of Maryland, George Mason University, the University of Central Florida and the University of Pisa, and an honorary fellowship from University College, London.