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Paul Baran

Paul BaranBorn: 29-Apr-1926
Birthplace: Grodno, Poland [1]

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Scientist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Early networking pioneer

One of the inventors of packet switching networks.


[1] Relocated to the United States in 1928.

Wife: Evelyn Murphy (m. 1955)
Son: David

    University: BS Electrical Engineering, Drexel University (1949)
    University: MS Engineering, UCLA (1959)

    EFF Pioneer Award 1993
    Rand Corporation 1959-68
    American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
    Charles Babbage Foundation Trustee
    IEEE Life Fellow
    Institute for the Future Cofounder
    National Research Council
    World Technology Network
    Polish Ancestry
    Jewish Ancestry


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