Donald Davies

Donald Watts Davies, CBE, FRS[1] (7 June 1924 – 28 May 2000) was a Welsh computer scientist who was employed at the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL). In 1965 he developed the concept of packet switching,[2][3] which is today the dominant basis for data communications in computer networks worldwide, and implemented it in the NPL network. This was independent of the work of Paul Baran in the United States who had a similar idea in the early 1960s. The ARPANET project credited Davies primarily for his influence.

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Paul Baran

Paul Baran (/ˈbærən/; April 29, 1926 – March 26, 2011) was a Polish-born Jewish American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks. He was one of the two independent inventors of packet switching,[2] 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.

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Wend


Concise Oxford English Dictionary
Wend
wɛnd
■ noun another term for Sorb.

Wendish noun & adjective

from Ger. Wende, of unknown origin.
wend
■ verb (wend one’s way) go slowly or by an indirect route.

OE wendan ‘to turn, depart’, of Gmc origin; related to wind2.

Concise Oxford Thesaurus
wend
▶ verb MEANDER, wind one’s way, wander, amble, stroll, saunter, drift, roam, swan, traipse, walk; journey, travel; informal mosey, tootle.

Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary
Wend
Pronunciation: ‘wend
Function: noun
Etymology: German Wende, from Old High German Winida; akin to Old English Winedas, plural, Wends
Date: 1786

: a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany
wend
Pronunciation: ‘wend
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wendan; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist ― more at WIND
Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb : to direct one’s course : TRAVEL
transitive verb : to proceed on (one’s way) : DIRECT

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