Bob Metcalfe Alive
Co-invented Ethernet at PARC (1973), then founded 3Com to sell it — and gave his name to Metcalfe's law.
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Worked at Xerox PARC
Invented Ethernet (1973) at PARC — co-designed with Boggs — and formulated Metcalfe's Law (network value ∝ n²).\n\nTuring Award 2022; 3Com founder.