Computing networking pioneer Metcalfe wins top industry prize


FILE PHOTO Ethernet cables used for internet connection are seen at the headquarters of the Wnet internet service provider in Kiev Ukraine July 26 2017. Picture taken July 26 2017.  REUTERSValentyn Ogirenko

FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables used for internet connection are seen at the headquarters of the Wnet internet service provider in Kiev, Ukraine July 26, 2017. Picture taken July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

(Reuters) - Computing networking pioneer Bob Metcalfe on Wednesday won the industry's most prestigious prize for the invention of the Ethernet, a technology that half a century after its creation remains the foundation of the internet.

The Ethernet is the standard connection for everything from servers inside data centers to telecommunications networks.

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