death_date death_place birth_place citizenship image_size workplaces birth_date spouse image article_title name alma_mater
26 march 2011 palo alto , california , united states grodno , second polish republic -lrb- now belarus -rrb- united states 150px rand corporation 29 april 1926 evelyn murphy baran , phd paul baran.jpg paul baran
 paul baran ucla 1991 -rrb- national medal of technology and innovation -lrb- 2007 -lrb- -rrb- national inventors hall of fame -rcb- -rcb- m.s. , 1959 -rrb- marconi prize -lrb-
paul baran

paul baran -lrb- ; april 29 , 1926 -- march 26 , 2011 -rrb- was an american engineer of belarusian jewish extract , who was a pioneer in the development of computer networks .
he was one of the two independent inventors of packet switched computer networking , and went on to start several companies and develop other technologies that are an essential part of modern digital communication .
