Metcalfe’s original design ideas have enabled the bandwidth of Ethernet to grow geometrically.

“Ethernet has been the dominant way of connecting computers to other devices, to each other, and to the Internet. The award carries a $1 million prize with financial support from Google.Įxplaining why Bob Metcalfe is the latest honoree of the Turing Award, ACM President Yannis Ioannidis said: Turing and is the most prestigious of those made by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Turing Award recognizes significant fundamental contributions to computing. Established in 1966, the award was named to honor Alan M. While it is now almost 50 years since Ethernet was first used at Xerox PARC, it remains in use today by almost every computer and connected device.Ĭonsidered to be the Nobel Prize of computing, the annual ACM A.M. Turing Award for leading the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet local-area networking technology. The ACM has named Robert Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM A.M. Ethernet Inventor Bob Metcalfe Receives 2022 Turing Award

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