Academic
Peter T. Kirstein
British computer scientist and Internet pioneer (1933–2020)
- Life
- 1933 – 2020
- Born
- June 20, 1933
- Died
- January 8, 2020
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
Peter Thomas Kirstein was a British computer scientist who played a role in the creation of the Internet. He made the first internetworking connection on the ARPANET in 1973, by providing a link to British academic networks, and was instrumental in defining and implementing TCP/IP alongside Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn.
