Pioneers

Robert Metcalfe

Engineer and Entrepreneur

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Computing Atlas. "Robert Metcalfe." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/robert-metcalfe.

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Computing Atlas. (n.d.). Robert Metcalfe. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/robert-metcalfe

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@misc{computingatlas-robert-metcalfe,
  author = {Computing Atlas},
  title = {Robert Metcalfe},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-computing.interactiveatlas.org/pioneers/robert-metcalfe},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

American engineer who co-invented Ethernet with David Boggs at Xerox PARC in 1973 and went on to found the networking company 3Com.

Facts

Birth Year

1946 1

Birth Date

1946-04-07 1

Nationality

American 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Invented

Ethernet

Source Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe

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1. Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe

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Metcalfe was working at PARC in 1973 when he and David Boggs invented Ethernet, initially as a standard for connecting computers over short distances.

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1. Wikipedia: Robert Metcalfe

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Robert Melancton Metcalfe, born April 7, 1946, New York City, U.S.

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