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Donald Davies - Definition and Overview |
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Donald Watts Davies (June 7, 1924 - May 28, 2000) was a UK scientist who was a co-inventor of packet switching, along with Paul Baran and Leonard Kleinrock; he is the originator of the term "packet switching".
Just prior to Davies' death, he contested Kleinrock's views on the importance of Kleinrock's contributions.
Davies was born in Treorchy in the Rhondda Valley. He received BSc degrees in physics (1943) and mathematics (1947) at Imperial College in London. In 1955, he married Diane Burton.
See also: ARPANET
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Example Usage of Donald |
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simonashton: @Addingle indeed - thanks @xarker for organizing, and everyone else for playing (and Donald Driver for 20 points today) #CHSTL |
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Don_Hopkins: "why don't you join the Democrat club at Temple and actually get things done?" - H. Donald Hopkins |
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komatthi: 聞いてた！ Donald Byrd – The Loner (Instrumental) (2002 Digital Remaster) http://bit.ly/5oWktm
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