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Bob Metcalfe was working at Xerox PARC in 1973 when he invented Ethernet, a standard for connecting computers together over short distances. In 1979, Metcalfe departed PARC and founded 3Com, a manufacturer of computer networking equipment.
In 1980, he was the recipient of the Association for Computing Machinery Grace Murray Hopper AwardAlthough many awards have added Grace Hopper's name to them since her death in 1992, the original Grace Murray Hopper Awards have been awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1971. Recipients 1971 Donald E. Knuth 1972 Paul E. Dirkse for his work in the development of local networks, specifically the Ethernet.
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He graduated from MITMotto Mens et Manus ("mind and hand") Established 1861 School type Private President Charles Vest (successor Susan Hockfield to take office in December 2004) Location Cambridge, Mass. USA Enrollment 4,112 undergraduate, 6,228 graduate Faculty 974 Campus U with two Bachelor's degrees, one in electrical engineering and another in business from MIT's Sloan School of Management. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University, with a thesis on packet switching (which was actually written while working at MIT's Project MAC).