Name: Robert (Bob) Elliot Kahn

Born: December 23, 1938, New York

  • He is an Internet pioneer, engineer, and computer scientist. Along with Vint Cerf, he invented the TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), the fundamental communication protocol of the Internet.

Significant publications

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005).
  • ACM Turing Award (2004).
  • Vint Cerf