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American computer scientist who led the building of the ARPANET at ARPA.

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Larry Roberts

1937–2018

Larry Roberts. American computer scientist who led the building of the ARPANET at ARPA.

ARPANET

Larry Roberts developed the ARPANET.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Larry Roberts worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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