Vint Cerf

Vint Cerf is an American computer scientist recognized as one of the "fathers of the Internet" for his pioneering work in the development of Internet protocols. He co-designed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP), which are fundamental to the functioning of the Internet. Along with Bob Kahn, he published a paper in 1974 that laid the groundwork for these protocols, which facilitate data communication across diverse networks.