Notion Podcast Pioneers: Louis Pouzin discusses the early days of the internet
Sep 5, 2019
Louis Pouzin, inventor of the datagram, discusses the early internet days. Topics include TCP/IP protocols development, impact on mass culture, and future internet evolution. Key points: journey at MIT, C-Cloud project, protocol standardization, TCP-IP history, and network governance shifts.
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Unexpected Beginnings
- Louis Pouzin's early career began unexpectedly in a telephone company due to his lack of industry connections, having come from the countryside.
- This experience inadvertently led him to the world of computers after reading an article about electronic calculators.
MIT's Impact
- Louis Pouzin credits his time at MIT as a pivotal point in his career.
- Learning English and computing there saved him years compared to acquiring the same knowledge in France.
CYCLADES and French Independence
- The French government recruited Louis Pouzin for the CYCLADES project.
- This was driven by their desire for computing independence, particularly in developing nuclear weapons, after the US refused to deliver a Control Data computer.