Meet the Man Who Invented the Internet!
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March 23, 2026 · 1h 9m · Season 4 · Episode 6
About this episode
Evan Lovett interviews Leonard Kleinrock, the pioneer of the internet, discussing his groundbreaking work and ongoing contributions to technology.
In 1969, UCLA Computer Science Professor Leonard Kleinrock led a team of scientists in a project to get two computers to 'talk' to each other. Lo and behold, the experiment worked. . .and ARPAnet was created, laying the groundwork for the internet. Nearly 60 years later, Kleinrock is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UCLA, still teaching - and still creating groundbreaking work, including forays into AI. A wildly endearing, vivacious, witty intellect, meet the man I call "the Vin Scully of Computer Science" - a person that truly belongs on the Los Angeles Mount Rushmore.
People in this episode
Host: Evan Lovett
Guest: Leonard Kleinrock
Topics covered
- internet history
- computer science
- AI
- UCLA
- innovation
Keywords
- internet
- ARPAnet
- Leonard Kleinrock
- UCLA
- AI
- computer science
- innovation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UCLA, ARPAnet
Places: Los Angeles
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