Robert Metcalfe

Robert Melancton Metcalfe, known as Bob, is an American engineer and entrepreneur, born in 1946, who contributed to the development of the internet in the 1970s. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. He has also made several predictions that failed to come to pass, including forecasting the demise of the internet during the 1990s. He has received various awards, including the IEEE Medal of Honor and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, for his work developing Ethernet technology.