Paul Baran

Date of Birth	29-April-1926
Place of Birth	Poland (Europe, Eurasia, Central Europe)
Nationality	United States of America
Profession	Businessperson, Engineer
Paul Baran was an American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switched computer networking, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of the Internet and other modern digital communication.

Awards by Paul Baran

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National Medal of Technology and Innovation	(For the invention and development of the fundamental architecture for packet switched communication networks which provided a paradigm shift from the circuit switched communication networks of the past and later was used to build the ARPANET and the Internet.)