Internet Founders (Vinton Cerf Robert Kahn) Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Medal may be awarded by the President "to any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." President Bush will honor these recipients at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, November 9, 2005.

Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn designed the software code that is used to transmit data over the Internet. Dr. Cerf and Dr. Kahn have been at the forefront of a digital revolution that has transformed global commerce, communication, and entertainment

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051103-5.html

http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1036

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/standing-on-shoulders-of-this-giant.html

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Internet Founders (Vinton Cerf Robert Kahn) Presidential Medal of Freedom

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