Donald Davies
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 23 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 7,1924 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Treorchy |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | May 28,2000 |
| Died | Esher |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Packet switching |
| Job | Computer scientist |
| Education | Portsmouth College |
| Imperial College London | |
| Books | Security for Computer Networks: An Introduction to Data Security in Teleprocessing and Electronic Funds Transfer |
| Computer Networks and Their Protocols | |
| Communication Networks for Computers | |
| Awards | IEEE Internet Award |
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| ID | 520656 |
Donald Davies Life story
Donald Watts Davies, CBE FRS was a Welsh computer scientist who was employed at the UK National Physical Laboratory. In 1965 he conceived of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide.
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