Radia Perlman
Radia Perlman · Technology & Engineering
Invented the spanning-tree protocol enabling modern Ethernet.
1951, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
United States
Radia Perlman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the spanning-tree protocol enabling modern Ethernet.
Radia Perlman is an American computer scientist and network engineer who invented the Spanning Tree Protocol, which lets Ethernet networks bridge multiple switches without loops and made large, robust local networks possible — earning her the informal title 'mother of the internet'. She was born into a Jewish family in Virginia.
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Invented the spanning-tree protocol enabling modern Ethernet.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Computer Science
