Norman Abramson, pioneer of wireless networks, dies at 88
Abramson died of skin cancer that had metastasised in his lungs, according to The New York Times
Saturday December 12, 2020 11:03 AM, IANS
San Francisco: Norman Abramson, one of the pioneers behind wireless computer networks for communication, has died at age 88.
Abramson is known for creating ALOHAnet, an early wireless network that led to the next-gen technologies being used in modern satellite, phone, and computer networks.
Abramson died of skin cancer that had metastasised in his lungs, according to The New York Times.
One of Abramson s first projects at the University of Hawaii was to develop radio technology to help the school send and receive data from its remote geographic location to the US.
Norman Abramson, father of wireless networks, dies at 88
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Norman Abramson, pioneer of wireless computer networks, dies
Sat, Dec 12 2020 10:56:28 AM
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS): Norman Abramson, one of the pioneers behind wireless computer networks for communication, has died at age 88.
Abramson is known for creating ALOHAnet, an early wireless network that led to the next-gen technologies being used in modern satellite, phone, and computer networks.
Abramson died of skin cancer that had metastasized in his lungs, according to The New York Times.
One of Abramson s first projects at the University of Hawaii was to develop radio technology to help the school send and receive data from its remote geographic location to the US.
Norman Abramson, Pioneer Behind Wireless Networks, Dies at 88
His ALOHAnet, designed a half-century ago in Hawaii, was a precursor to the technology used in today’s smartphones and home WiFi networks.
Norman Abramson in the mid-1970s, when he headed a group that developed the ALOHAnet, an early wireless data network.Credit.via Rose de Heer
Dec. 11, 2020
Norman Abramson, the leader of a group of scientists and engineers who pioneered the development of wireless computer networks, died on Dec. 1 at his home in San Francisco. He was 88.
The cause was skin cancer that had metastasized to his lungs, his son, Mark, said.