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==Passing== | ==Passing== | ||
Jon passed suddenly due to heart complications; he had a heart-valve replacement in 1991, but the replacement valve began to leak around October 7, 1998. He had undergone surgery to fix the leaky valve, and was recovering from the surgery when he suddenly died.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/postel/lat.shtml ISOC.org]</ref> His memorial was attended by his friends, and other Internet luminaries. [[Ira Magaziner]] read condolences sent from [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]], which stated: "Though his life was too brief, Jon Postel made enormous contributions to the course of human progress. As a computer scientist, engineer and designer, he played a pivotal role in the creation of the ARPANET and its descendant, the Internet. With vision, intelligence and a rigorous insistence on simplicity and elegance of design, he helped to establish and manage the Internet’s growth and development. Because of his efforts, | Jon passed suddenly due to heart complications; he had a heart-valve replacement in 1991, but the replacement valve began to leak around October 7, 1998. He had undergone surgery to fix the leaky valve, and was recovering from the surgery when he suddenly died.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/postel/lat.shtml ISOC.org]</ref> His memorial was attended by his friends, and other Internet luminaries. [[Ira Magaziner]] read condolences sent from [[Bill Clinton|President Bill Clinton]], which stated: "Though his life was too brief, Jon Postel made enormous contributions to the course of human progress. As a computer scientist, engineer and designer, he played a pivotal role in the creation of the ARPANET and its descendant, the Internet. With vision, intelligence and a rigorous insistence on simplicity and elegance of design, he helped to establish and manage the Internet’s growth and development. Because of his efforts, | ||
people across America and around the world have virtually unlimited access to a universe of knowledge”.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/spring99/Postel/postel.html USC.edu]</ref> Ira also recalled a story in which Jon's unique appearance, with his long bushy hair mixing with his great beard for a wizard-like effect, caused him | people across America and around the world have virtually unlimited access to a universe of knowledge”.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/spring99/Postel/postel.html USC.edu]</ref> Ira also recalled a story in which Jon's unique appearance, with his long bushy hair mixing with his great beard for a wizard-like effect, caused him to be held up by the secret service, and consequently he was late for his meeting with the president. | ||
==The Jon B. Postel Service Award== | ==The Jon B. Postel Service Award== | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Jon was part of the group of students that founded UCLA's Computer Science department;<ref>[http://www.postel.org/remembrances/crocker-story.html Postel.org]</ref> He received all of his degrees from UCLA; his B.Sc (1966), and his M.Sc. (1968) in Engineering, and his Ph.D (1974) in Computer Science.<ref>[http://www.domainhandbook.com/postel.html DomainHandbook.com]</ref> | Jon was part of the group of students that founded UCLA's Computer Science department;<ref>[http://www.postel.org/remembrances/crocker-story.html Postel.org]</ref> He received all of his degrees from UCLA; his B.Sc (1966), and his M.Sc. (1968) in Engineering, and his Ph.D. (1974) in Computer Science.<ref>[http://www.domainhandbook.com/postel.html DomainHandbook.com]</ref> | ||
==Fun Fact== | ==Fun Fact== | ||