Bolt Beranek and Newman

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Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.

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BBN 3
BBN Technologies 2

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instanceOf engineering firm
research and development organization
technology company
acquiredBy Raytheon Company
alsoKnownAs BBN
BBN Technologies
associatedWith email development
basedIn Cambridge, Massachusetts
client Advanced Research Projects Agency
United States Department of Defense
contributedTo development of email addressing with @ sign
development of the ARPANET
foundations of the Internet
country United States
developed Interface Message Processor
early packet-switched network technology
era Cold War
field acoustical engineering
computer science
foundedBy Leo Beranek
Richard Bolt
Robert Newman
foundedIn 1948
hasAbbreviation BBN
headquartersLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts
historicalSignificance key contractor for ARPANET
pioneer of computer networking
industry acoustics
computer networking
information technology
location Massachusetts
notableEmployee Ray Tomlinson
notableWork ARPANET
Interface Message Processor
packet switching research
parentOrganization Raytheon Company
participatedIn ARPANET design
early Internet protocol research
regionServed worldwide
role ARPANET prime contractor
specializedIn acoustic consulting
computer networking research
systems engineering
workedOn military communication systems
noise control projects
transportation noise studies

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Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider employer Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Bolt Beranek and Newman alsoKnownAs BBN Technologies
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Interface Message Processor managedBy BBN Network Operations Center
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IMP developedBy Bolt Beranek and Newman
Honeywell DDP-516 usedBy Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Honeywell DDP-516 usedBy Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Leo Beranek coFounded Bolt Beranek and Newman
Robert Newman coFounded Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Ray Tomlinson employer Bolt Beranek and Newman
Robert Kahn employer Bolt Beranek and Newman
BBN Technologies formerName Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
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Leo Beranek coFounded Bolt Beranek and Newman
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Ray Tomlinson employer Bolt Beranek and Newman
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