Robert Taylor, A Pioneer Of Modern Computing And The Internet, Dies At 85
Nearly 50 years ago, visionary Bob Taylor channeled his frustrations with inefficient communication methods into launching the personal computer, as well as the forerunner of today's Internet.
Nearly 50 years ago, computer visionary Robert Taylor helped lay the foundations for what we know today as the internet.
Taylor, who had Parkinson's disease, died Thursday at his home in Woodside, Calif., his son Kurt Taylor tells NPR.
Like many of his peers who helped build the internet, Bob in an interview profiling Taylor in 2009.
