Paul Baran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Baran

American engineer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Grodno, Belarus

Date of Death: 26-Mar-2011

Profession: businessperson, engineer, computer scientist, inventor

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Paul Baran (born Pesach Baran ; April 29, 1926 – March 26, 2011) was a Polish-American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.
He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching, which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication.