Spotlight on Vint Cerf

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Spotlight on Vint Cerf

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Jun 15, 2009

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Vinton Cerf, often called the "father of the internet," is an extremely influential computer scientist and the chief "internet evangelist" for Google. Get the scoop on Vint Cerf's life and work in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jun 15, 2009

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Spotlight on Vint Cerf

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