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==Internet Pioneer==

==Internet Pioneer==

===RFC===

===RFC===

Steve Crocker was a graduate student at UCLA in the late 1960s and 1970s, and along with [[Vinton Cerf]] and [[Jon Postel]],<ref>[http://www.alpha.geek.nz/ Alpha.geek.nz]</ref> was part of the team that developed the protocols for the [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Steve was the humble man who wrote the first [[RFC]], or Request For Comments, a document series wherein questions and answers to the pressing technical issues were presented to and by the entire engineering and infrastructural community. Dr. Crocker labeled the first memo as such as he did not want to seem presumptuous or authoritative, but rather facilitate discussion and progress within the community.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYTimes.com]</ref> The first RFC was published April 6th, 1969; and it can be read [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 here], Steve's retrospection on the beginning of the series on its 40th anniversary can be read [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html here]. The topic of the first RFC was host software.<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=CV#q=Steve+Crocker&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=flzmTZvdGabTiALN6dTVCQ&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=17&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ5wIwEA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1335ae8688de1cf8&biw=1199&bih=750 Google Timeline]</ref>

Steve Crocker was a graduate student at UCLA in the late 1960s and 1970s, and along with [[Vinton Cerf]] and [[Jon Postel]],<ref>[http://www.alpha.geek.nz/ Alpha.geek.nz]</ref> was part of the team that developed the protocols for the [[ARPANET]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref> Steve was the humble man who wrote the first [[RFC]], or Request For Comments, a document series wherein questions and answers to the pressing technical issues were presented to and by the entire engineering and infrastructural community. Dr. Crocker labeled the first memo as such as he did not want to seem presumptuous or authoritative, but rather facilitate discussion and progress within the community.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYTimes.com]</ref> The first RFC was published April 6th, 1969; and it can be read [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1 here], Steve's retrospection on the beginning of the series on its 40th anniversary can be read [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html here]. The topic of the first RFC was host software.<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=CV#q=Steve+Crocker&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=flzmTZvdGabTiALN6dTVCQ&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=17&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ5wIwEA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=1335ae8688de1cf8&biw=1199&bih=750 Google Timeline]</ref>

The RFC series began before the network was actually working, and before email was possible. Thus, they were physically mailed to each research center, and then circulated.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYTimes.com]</ref>

The RFC series began before the network was actually working, and before email was possible. Thus, they were physically mailed to each research center, and then circulated.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html NYTimes.com]</ref>

===Beginning===

===Beginning===

Dr. Crocker attended the same high school in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]],<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref> and he has described Vint as his best friend.<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> In 1965, while at UCLA, Steve began working on an [[ARPA]] supported project, which was a precursor to the actual [[ARPAnet]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> The project dissolved, and the remaining [[DARPA]] funds were transferred to [[Gerald Estrin]] in the Computer Science Department; Steve began to work for him in 1966. In 1977 he was at MIT working on more graduate studies, but within a year and a half he had returned to UCLA. He was drawn to MIT given their Artificial Intelligence programs. In 1968, he was back at UCLA, and given that his friend Vint was looking to enroll in a graduate program, he introduced him to Estrin; shortly thereafter Vint was a part of the school's graduate program. That summer they were both working on the ARPAnet project. By 1970, he had been given a job with ARPA in Washington, D.C., rather than the previous position as a graduate student engaged mainly at the UCLA campus. He was now Program Director, and managed protocol, various network sites, and contractors spread throughout the U.S., and he was also required to travel to Europe. While at DARPA he pursued research programs in artificial intelligence, automatic programming, speech understanding, and network research.<ref>[http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/authors/CrockerSteve.htm NetworkSorcery]</ref> Within the next few years he was working extensively with another well-known Internet Pioneer, [[Robert Kahn]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref>  

Dr. Crocker attended the same high school in southern California as both [[Jon Postel]] and [[Vint Cerf]],<ref>[http://vint-cerf.co.tv/ Vint-Cert.co.tv]</ref> and he has described Vint as his best friend.<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> In 1965, while at UCLA, Steve began working on an [[ARPA]] supported project, which was a precursor to the actual ARPANET.<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> The project dissolved, and the remaining [[DARPA]] funds were transferred to [[Gerald Estrin]] in the Computer Science Department; Steve began to work for him in 1966. In 1977 he was at MIT working on more graduate studies, but within a year and a half he had returned to UCLA. He was drawn to MIT given their Artificial Intelligence programs. In 1968, he was back at UCLA, and given that his friend Vint was looking to enroll in a graduate program, he introduced him to Estrin; shortly thereafter Vint was a part of the school's graduate program. That summer they were both working on the ARPAnet project. By 1970, he had been given a job with ARPA in Washington, D.C., rather than the previous position as a graduate student engaged mainly at the UCLA campus. He was now Program Director, and managed protocol, various network sites, and contractors spread throughout the U.S., and he was also required to travel to Europe. While at DARPA he pursued research programs in artificial intelligence, automatic programming, speech understanding, and network research.<ref>[http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/authors/CrockerSteve.htm NetworkSorcery]</ref> Within the next few years he was working extensively with another well-known Internet Pioneer, [[Robert Kahn]].<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref>  

In December, 1970, Dr. Crocker created the [[NCP|Network Control Protocol]], which was the original host-to-host protocol for the [[ARPAnet]]. It allowed 3 disparate networks, in this instance the computer network, a packet satellite network, and a packet radio network, to interoperate.<ref>[http://www.packet.cc/larry-news/changes.html Packet.cc]</ref>

In December, 1970, Dr. Crocker created the [[NCP|Network Control Protocol]], which was the original host-to-host protocol for the ARPANET. It allowed 3 disparate networks, in this instance the computer network, a packet satellite network, and a packet radio network, to interoperate.<ref>[http://www.packet.cc/larry-news/changes.html Packet.cc]</ref>

The organization and communication work involved in the RFC series, the interoperability of the first network sites, and his position as Program Manager led Steve to found the [[Networking Working Group]], and he asked Vint to be its first Chairman;<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> the group is the predecessor of the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

The organization and communication work involved in the RFC series, the interoperability of the first network sites, and his position as Program Manager led Steve to found the [[Networking Working Group]], and he asked Vint to be its first Chairman;<ref>[http://www.cbi.umn.edu/oh/pdf.phtml?id=96 CBI.UMN.edu]</ref> the group is the predecessor of the [[IETF|Internet Engineering Task Force]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/crocker.htm ICANN.org]</ref>

===Other Early Work===

===Other Early Work===

Dr. Crocker taught classes at UCLA on computer programming for the IBM 7094 mainframe computer; the course was specifically adressed towards high school teachers, with the goal of teaching digital processing and assembly language programming. The teachers would then be able to bring this knowledge back to their classrooms.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/%3Fp%3D287 PIR.org]</ref>

Dr. Crocker taught classes at UCLA on computer programming for the IBM 7094 mainframe computer; the course was specifically adressed towards high school teachers, with the goal of teaching digital processing and assembly language programming. The teachers would then be able to bring this knowledge back to their classrooms.<ref>[http://www.pir.org/%3Fp%3D287 PIR.org]</ref>

=== Career & Entrepreneurialism ===

=== Career & Entrepreneurialism ===

Steve has founded and run a number of companies. He founded and was director of the Computer Science Laboratory at the Aerospace Corporation from 1981 to 1986.<ref>[http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/authors/CrockerSteve.htm NetworkSorcery.com]</ref>  

Steve has founded and run a number of companies. He founded and was director of the Computer Science Laboratory at the Aerospace Corporation from 1981 to 1986.<ref>[http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/authors/CrockerSteve.htm NetworkSorcery.com]</ref>