Vinton Cerf Ph.D.

National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1997

One of two Fathers of the Internet. TCP/IP protocols. Internet Architecture. Chief Internet Evangelist, Google. Interplanetary Internet. Living Legend.

"Brilliant, indescribably enthusiastic, humorous, happy, treats people extremely well. It would be nice to go to work every day and work with people like Vint Cerf." – R.V. Nagaveni, Founder, Ganga Library.

Health

Vinton Cerf commenced using a hearing aid when he was thirteen years of age. He uses hearing aids in both ears.

Cerf's wife, Sigrid Cerf, had spinal meningitis when she was three years old. Her hearing was impaired to a significant extent. She had a cochlear implant in the other ear in May, 2005.

Sigrid and Vinton Cerf met in the office of an audiologist.

Vinton Cerf ws on the board of Gallaudet University, a federally chartered private university for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing, Washington, D.C., for about six years.