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Bob Metcalfe

AKA Robert Melancton Metcalfe

Born: 1946
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business, Inventor
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Inventor of Ethernet

Sister: (younger)
Wife: Robyn E. Shotwell (m. 1980)
Daughter: Julia
Son: Max

    High School: Bay Shore High School, Bay Shore, NY (1964)
    University: BS Electrical Engineering, MIT (1969)
    University: BS Business, MIT (1969)
    University: MS Mathematics, Harvard University (1970)
    University: PhD Computer Science, Harvard University (1973)
    Professor: Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (1976-83)
    Scholar: Oxford University (1991-92)
    Administrator: Life Trustee, MIT (2003)

    3Com Co-Founder (1979-)
    Xerox PARC (1972-79)
    Raytheon Computer Programmer (1965-)
    Infoworld Executive Correspondent
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1995
    Bush-Cheney '04
    George W. Bush for President
    McCain-Palin Victory 2008
    National Academy of Engineering 1997
    EFF Pioneer Award 1996
    National Medal of Technology and Innovation 14-Mar-2005
    Exploratorium
    Draft Deferment: Vietnam
    Irish Ancestry Paternal
    Norwegian Ancestry Maternal

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (12-Jun-1996) · Himself


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