Leonard Kleinrock, a “father of the Internet,” will deliver the 71st Steinmetz Memorial Lecture on Monday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
He will discuss the history and future of the Internet, touching on critical events in the medium’s history, user participation, applications, services and innovation.
“Dr. Kleinrock's visit will be a unique opportunity for the Union community to hear from the computer scientist who developed the mathematical theory of packet networks, a fundamental technology of the Internet,” said Dean of Engineering Cherrice Traver.
Kleinrock developed the mathematical theory in the early 1960s, while a graduate student at MIT. The theory became the technological foundation of the Internet; he later wrote the first paper and published the first book on the subject. He also directed the transmission of the first Internet message.
In 1999, the Los Angeles Times cited him among the “50 People Who Most Influenced Business This Century.” He was also listed as among the 33 most influential living Americans in a 2006 issue of Atlantic Monthly.
Kleinrock received the 2007 National Medal of Science, this country’s highest science honor. He is currently a distinguished professor of computer science at the UCLA.
The Steinmetz Memorial Lecture commemorates world-renowned engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923), professor of Electrical Engineering at Union from 1902 to 1913. Created in 1925, it has brought dozens of eminent scientists, engineers and innovators to campus.
Monday’s event is presented in conjunction with the Schenectady Section of IEEE.
The Steinmetz lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.