Comments on: Baby boomer inventions that changed the world http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/30/baby-boomer-inventions-that-changed-the-world/ Grow your own Fri, 03 May 2013 19:51:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: NameIsDavid http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/30/baby-boomer-inventions-that-changed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3888 NameIsDavid Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:34:16 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/?p=3547#comment-3888 "Bhatt became most famous, however, playing himself in a humorous Intel commercial that portrays company staffers swooning in his presence as if he were a rock star." Fact check: Ajay Bhatt was portrayed by an *actor* in the Intel commercial, not by himself. “Bhatt became most famous, however, playing himself in a humorous Intel commercial that portrays company staffers swooning in his presence as if he were a rock star.”

Fact check: Ajay Bhatt was portrayed by an *actor* in the Intel commercial, not by himself.

]]> By: ARJTurgot2 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/12/30/baby-boomer-inventions-that-changed-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 ARJTurgot2 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:14:11 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/?p=3547#comment-3008 Okay '43 is technically not boomer, but close enough. Most of these other guys rely on this guy: Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf[1] ( /ˈsɜrf/; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of [4] the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn.[5][6] His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees, and awards that include the National Medal of Technology,[1] the Turing Award,[7] the Presidential Medal of Freedom,[8] 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. By the way, he endorsed Gore in 2000. http://www.esquire.com/print-this/what-ive-learned/vint-cerf-0508 Okay ’43 is technically not boomer, but close enough. Most of these other guys rely on this guy:

Vinton Gray “Vint” Cerf[1] ( /ˈsɜrf/; born June 23, 1943) is an American computer scientist, who is recognized as one of [4] the fathers of the Internet”, sharing this title with American computer scientist Bob Kahn.[5][6] His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees, and awards that include the National Medal of Technology,[1] the Turing Award,[7] the Presidential Medal of Freedom,[8] 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.

By the way, he endorsed Gore in 2000.
http://www.esquire.com/print-this/what-i ve-learned/vint-cerf-0508

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