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You may not realize it, but the work of Bob Metcalfe affects many aspects of your life. Whether it’s how you collaborate with co-workers, share data between all the devices in your house – or just want to host a LAN party, Bob’s work is everywhere.
While an engineer-scientist (1965-1979), Metcalfe helped pioneer the Internet. In 1973, at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, he invented Ethernet, the local-area networking (LAN) standard on which he shares four patents. Since then, he founded the 3Com Corporation, helmed IDG’s InfoWorld and currently serves as the General Partner of Polaris Ventures. It’s also interesting to note that 37 years after his work at Xerox PARC, about 350 million new Ethernet ports are shipped annually.
That is why we’re interviewing Bob in this latest installment of our Heritage of Innovation podcast series. What proceeds is a fascinating chat that covers the gamut including…
-His involvement in ARPANET with his work at Harvard and MIT. High speed data transmission back then was 300kbps.
-Working on the Xerox Alto, what is considered the first personal computer, and networking them together.
-The origins of Ethernet.
-What it was like in the early days of Silicon Valley.
-The origins of 3Com and banking on the future of Ethernet.
-Talking about Metcalfe’s Law and the value of one’s network.
-Life as a pundit at InfoWorld.
Download the latest Heritage of Innovation Podcast MP3 right here.
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