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C. Robert Wieser

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C. Robert Wieser (January 19, 1919 – March 1, 2011)[1] qualified from MIT as an electrical engineer and later became a developer of electrical and computing technology. He was especially and particularly noted for having contributed to the development of the Cape Cod Air Defense system (Cape Cod Air Force Station) and SAGE system.[2][3]

Wieser directed the first successful testing of the technology necessary for the creation of an airborne interception system (using radar and computers), which from this embryonic state, would later develop into the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system (SAGE). The SAGE system led to the development of technology known as packet switching, which contributed directly, from being a composite element of technology, to the creation of the ARPANET and ultimately the Internet.[4][5][6][7]

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Wieser was born Charles Robert Wieser in New Rochelle, New York on January 19, 1919.[8]

The following information shows a biographical history of C. Robert Wieser made using three sources:[2][3][9]

Wieser died on March 1, 2011, aged 92.[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "1950 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b J.A.N. Lee (IEEE Computer Society). C. Robert Wieser. IEEE 2013-2015. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  3. ^ a b Thomas P. Hughes (5 January 2011). Rescuing Prometheus: Four Monumental Projects that Changed Our World. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 5 Jan 2011 (unabridged), 384 pages. ISBN 978-0307773265. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  4. ^ Kent C. Redmond & Thomas M. Smith (10 October 2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of the SAGE Air Defense Computer (p.2). MIT Press 2000. ISBN 0262264269. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  5. ^ William Stewart. Paul Baran Invents Packet Switching Living Internet. Living Internet 2000 01 07. Retrieved 2015-08-04.(accessdate also 2015-08-05)
  6. ^ John T. Moy - OSPF: Anatomy of an Internet Routing Protocol Addison-Wesley Professional 1998, 339 pages, ISBN 0201634724 [Retrieved 2015-08-05]
  7. ^ Living Internet - Packet Switching History (William Stewart 1996 - 2014) [Retrieved 2015-08-06]
  8. ^ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ^ Computer Museum (Marlborough, Mass.) The Computer Museum Report, Volumes 12-22 published by The Computer Museum, 1985 [Retrieved 2015-08-05]
  10. ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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