Robert Metcalfe
Robert Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur, best known for inventing Ethernet technology and co-founding 3Com Corporation. He gained attention in 1995 for predicting that the internet would collapse within a year due to overwhelming data traffic, a forecast that proved to be misguided as the internet has since flourished and expanded dramatically.
Born on Apr 07, 1946 (79 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 1 | 8.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 3,473,730 | 2,495 | $54,000 | 39$ |
| Bolivia | 1 | 8.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 11,673,021 | 8,157 | $40,000 | 28$ |
| Totals | 2 | 15,146,751 | 10,652 | $94,000 | 67$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
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Uruguay:
Robert Metcalfe was an engineer who created the Ethernet system and sketched its first conceptual diagram on a napkin.
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Bolivia:
Robert Metcalfe created the first conceptual sketch for Ethernet on a napkin.
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Paraguay:
Robert Metcalfe predicted that the global internet would not survive more than a year due to data traffic collapse.
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