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Paul Baran

IRL Name: 
Paul Baran
Biography: 

Born on April 29, 1926, he developed the concept of packet-switched networks with Donald Davies and Leonard Kleinrock.

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Is also credited with inventing the metal detector used in airports.

In interviews Baran mentioned how his idea of non-dedicated physical circuits for voice communications were scoffed at by AT&T engineers who at times claimed that Baran simply did not understand how voice telecommunication worked.

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References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baran