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Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf (/ˈsɜrf/; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
In the early days, Cerf was a program manager for the United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funding various groups to develop TCP/IP technology. When the Internet began to transition to a commercial opportunity during the late 1980s,[citation needed] Cerf moved to MCI where he was instrumental in the development of the first commercial email system (MCI Mail) connected to the Internet.
Vinton Cerf was instrumental in the funding and formation of ICANN from the start. Cerf waited in the wings for a year before he stepped forward to join the ICANN Board. Eventually he became the Chairman of ICANN. Cerf was elected as the president of the Association for Computing Machinery in May 2012.
Vint Cerf on the Evolution of the Internet
Vint Cerf and the Internet of Shit
Vint Cerf: Actually, the Internet's going to be just fine
Vint Cerf explains...Who runs the Internet's address book?
How did 'internetworking' become THE INTERNET? (with Vint Cerf)
Big interview with Vint Cerf, 'the father of Internet'
Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century with Vint Cerf
2015 ISSA International Conference - Opening Keynote Vinton Cerf
Dr. Vint Cerf on "Reinventing the Internet"
Bit rot (on digital vellum) | Vint Cerf | TEDxRoma
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn talk @ Princeton
The new, larger version of the Internet: IPv6
Are Smart Phones Making Us Dumb? - Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf: "La conectividad permanente, el siguiente paso de la evolución humana"