Robert Taylor (computer scientist)

Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer. He led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies.

Robert Taylor
Born	Robert William Taylor (1932-02-10)February 10, 1932 Dallas, Texas, United States
Died	April 13, 2017(2017-04-13) (aged 85) Woodside, California, United States
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University University of Texas
Known for	Internet pioneer Computer networking & Communication systems Modern personal computing
Children	Derek Taylor Erik Taylor Kurt Taylor
Awards	ACM Software Systems Award (1984) ACM Fellow (1994) National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1999) Charles Stark Draper Prize (2004) Computer History Museum Fellow (2013) [1]
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	ARPA Xerox PARC Digital Equipment Corporation

Career

Taylor was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office from 1965 through 1969, founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory from 1970 through 1983, and founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center until 1996.^[2]

Death

On 13 April 2017, he died at his home in Woodside, California from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 85.^[3]

Other readings

• M. Mitchell Waldrop (2001). The Dream Machine: J. C. R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal. New York: Viking Penguin. ISBN 0-670-89976-3.
• Michael A. Hiltzik (April 4, 2000). The Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-88730-989-5.
• "In Memoriam: J. C. R. Licklider 1915–1990" (PDF). Palo Alto, California: Digital Equipment Corporation Systems Research Center. August 7, 1990. Reprints of early papers with preface by Taylor