Larry Landweber - Internet Hall of Fame inductees 2012 (cropped)

Lawrence Hugh Landweber is John P. Morgridge Professor Emeritus of

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

at the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison ...

. He received his bachelor's degree in 1963 at

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus. Being New York City's first publ ...

and his Ph.D. at

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

in 1967. His doctoral thesis was "A design algorithm for sequential machines and definability in monadic

second-order arithmetic In mathematical logic, second-order arithmetic is a collection of axiomatic systems that formalize the natural numbers and their subsets. It is an alternative to axiomatic set theory as a foundation for much, but not all, of mathematics. A precurs ...

." He is best known for founding the

CSNET The Computer Science Network (CSNET) was a computer network that began operation in 1981 in the United States. Its purpose was to extend networking benefits, for computer science departments at academic and research institutions that could not be di ...

project in 1979, which later developed into

NSFNET The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1985 to 1995 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States. The p ...

. He is credited with having made the fundamental decision to use the

TCP/IP The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar computer networks according to functional criteria. The foundational protocols in the suit ...

protocol.

Publications

He is co-author of Brainerd, Walter S., and Lawrence H. Landweber. ''Theory of Computation''. New York: Wiley, 1974. .

Awards

*President,

Internet Society The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1992 with local chapters around the world. Its mission is "to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people ...

*Fellow, ACM. *Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Brooklyn College, 2009 *IEEE Award on International Communication, 2005 *Member of the board of

Internet2 Internet2 is a not-for-profit United States computer networking consortium led by members from the research and education communities, industry, and government. The Internet2 consortium administrative headquarters are located in Ann Arbor, Mi ...

(2000–2008) *Jonathan B. Postel Service Award of the Internet Society, for CSNET, 2009 *In 2012, Landweber was inducted into the

Internet Hall of Fame The Internet Hall of Fame is an honorary lifetime achievement award administered by the Internet Society (ISOC) in recognition of individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the Internet.

by the

.2012 Inductees

website. Last accessed April 24, 2012

References

External links

* http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~lhl/ Official web page at Wisconsin {{DEFAULTSORT:Landweber, Lawrence Brooklyn College alumni Purdue University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Writers from Wisconsin Living people Internet pioneers Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery Year of birth missing (living people)