Ethernet Inventor Makes the Inventors Hall of Fame

Metcalfe, along with David Boggs, created Ethernet technology while the two were researchers Xerox PARC in 1973. Originally, the technology transmitted data at 3Mbps over thick coaxial cable. Today Ethernet travels as fast as 10Gbps, and runs over mostly twisted pair copper and fiber optic cabling. Ethernet became an IEEE standard, known as 802.3, in 1983.

Ahh, one of the most “simple” inventions, but it is a necessity nowadays. Congrats to Metcalfe for the well deserved induction into the hall of fame.

Source: Network World