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Paul Baran

American engineer (1926–2011)

Person · Open Library

Born: 29 April 1926
Died: 26 March 2011
Works: 29

Top works

Some caveats on the contributions of technology to law enforcement
Marxism and psychoanalysis
The political economy of growth
The political economy of growth
The longer view

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Listeners: 282
Total plays: 3,098

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5 total works indexed

Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations
· 1958 · cited 70,537x
“Mini-mental state”
· 1975 · cited 67,641x
Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks
· 2003 · cited 44,555x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,272x

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Key facts

Born: ( 1926-04-29 ) April 29, 1926, Grodno , Poland , (now Belarus )
Died: March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26) (aged 84), Palo Alto, California , U.S.
Citizenship: Poland , United States
Alma mater: Drexel University ( BS ), University of California, Los Angeles ( MS )
Known for: Packet switching
Spouse: Evelyn Murphy Baran ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 )
Awards: IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1990) , Computer History Museum Fellow (2005) , Marconi Prize (1991) , National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2007) , National Inventors Hall of Fame
Institutions: RAND Corporation

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Key dates

Born: 29 April 1926
Died: 26 March 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Paul
Family name: Baran
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Hrodna
Place of death: Palo Alto
Occupation: economist
Educated at: Drexel University
Employer: RAND Corporation

Article

Paul Baran (born Pesach Baran /ˈbærən/; April 29, 1926 – March 26, 2011) was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication.

Early life