Paul Baran: The Co-Developer of ARPANET Who Founded the Internet
Paul Baran: The Co-Developer of ARPANET Who Founded the Internet Paul Baran is one of the most famous innovators and entrepreneurs in technology history. He was the co-developer of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the first wide-area computer network which served as the foundation for the modern internet. Baran was also instrumental in the foundation and development of many other technology-based concepts, including distributed networks and digital communications. Baran was born in 1926 in Grodno, Poland. He worked as a wireless engineer for the U.S. military during World War II and eventually graduated from the prestigious Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering. After completing his military service, Baran joined Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation, an aerospace research and engineering firm which later became known as TRW. During his time at Ramo-Wooldridge, Baran became an essential figure in the development o...