Interviewee: Vinton Cerf
Interviewer: Bu Zhong
Date: August 07, 2017
Location: Washington DC, USA
Transcriber: Fan Yuanyuan
Abstract
Vinton Gray Cerf is an American internet pioneer, who is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-inventor Bob Kahn. His contributions have been acknowledged and lauded, repeatedly, with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, the Turing Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Marconi Prize and membership in the National Academy of Engineering. In this interview, Vinton discusses his thoughts about “Fathers of Internet”, his childhood, his study experiences, his career development and his opinion about the future.