Where was Paul Baran born?
Q: Where was Paul Baran born?
A: Paul Baran was born in Grodno, Poland (which is now in Belarus).
Q: What degree did he get from Drexel University?
A: He graduated from Drexel University in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering.
Q: What was the topic of his Masters thesis?
A: His Masters thesis was on character recognition.
Q: What did Baran invent while working at RAND Corporation?
A: While working at RAND Corporation, he designed a "survivable" communications system that could keep working across long distances even if hit by nuclear weapons. This later became the basic design of the internet.
Q: When did Baran found the Institute for the Future?
A: In 1968, Baran founded the Institute for the Future.
Q: How many companies did he found afterwards?
A: He founded a number of high technology companies afterwards.
Q: Where and when did Paul Baran die?
A: Paul Baran died in Palo Alto, California at the age of 84 on March 26, 2011, from lung cancer.
