Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Vinton Cerf, 'Father of the Internet,' UO Video Channel

Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist who is the "person most often called 'the father of the Internet'." His contributions have been recognized repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (Wikipedia)



Cerf presented a lecture, "Tracking the internet into the 21st century" at 11:00am on October 17 in the Ford Lecture Hall of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus. Andrzej Proskurowski, CIS Head, introduced the speaker.



For video of the actual lecture, please see the UO Libweb archive.



For additional information about the lecture see Distinguished Lecture Series - Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century.