In Memoriam: David J. Farber

'Grandfather of the Internet' who excelled in academic and industry leadership roles made networking his life.

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Communications of the ACM
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2026-02-17
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3797904
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History of Computing Technologies
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In Memoriam: David J. Farber

Eugene H. Spafford, Simson Garfinkel
Communications of the ACM
History of Computing Technologies
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In Memoriam: David J. Farber

Eugene H. Spafford, Simson Garfinkel
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Abstract

'Grandfather of the Internet' who excelled in academic and industry leadership roles made networking his life.

Communications of the ACM
Purdue University West Lafayette (US), Harvard University Press (US)
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History of Computing Technologies
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