
Paul Baran
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Paul Baran (born Pesach Baran ; April 29, 1926 – March 26, 2011) was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication.
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Paul Baran's Economic Surplus Concept, the Baran Ratio, and the Decline of Feudalism
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In Memoriam: Paul Baran MS ’59 laid the foundation for the Internet - UCLA Samueli School of Engineering