Donald davies biography

Born June 7, 1924, Treorchy, Wales; worked on the Pilot ACE, one of the first operational stored-program computers, and later was responsible for the concept of packets in network communication.

Education: BS (Honors), physics, Imperial College, London University, 1943; BS (Honors), mathematics, Imperial College, London University, 1946.

Professional Experience: National Physical Laboratory, 1947-1984; private consultant, 1984-present.

Honors and Awards: John Player Award, British Computer Society, 1974; distinguished fellow, British Computer Society, 1975; John von Neumann Award, John von Neumann Society, Budapest, 1983; DSc (Hon.), Salford University, 1983; Commander of the British Empire (CBE), 1983; fellow, Royal Society, 1987.

Donald Davies graduated in physics with first-class honors from Imperial College, University of London, 1943, at the age of 19. Thereafter his wartime work was mainly related to the application of numerical mathematics