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Robert Taylor (computer scientist)

American computer scientist

Life: 1932 – 2017
Born: February 10, 1932
Died: April 13, 2017
Nationality: United States

Robert William Taylor, known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer, who led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies. He was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office from 1965 through 1969, founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory from 1970 through 1983, and founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center until 1996.