Leonard Kleinrock is a pioneer in computer networking and communications, creating fundamental mathematical models of packet switching, which is the technology underpinning the Internet. Kleinrock has been honored with the Marconi Prize, the National Medal of Science and the National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper Prize.
Martin Cooper developed the concept of the handheld portable phone and led the team at Motorola that created the wireless industry. Cooper is the recipient of the Marconi Prize, the National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper Prize and the IEEE Centennial Medal.
Martin E. Hellman co-invented public-key cryptography which is used to protect privacy on the Internet, assure the integrity of digital content and enable fundamental security off and online. Hellman has received the Marconi Prize, the A.M. Turing Award and the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal.
By Vinton Cerf, Marconi Society Chair, Recipient with Robert E. Kahn of the Marconi Prize, the A.M. Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Japan
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