Paul Baran, an engineer who helped create the U.S. government's Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet, has died at the age of 84 years, died of cancer of the lung. In a series of technical papers published in the 1960s, it was suggested to build a communications network that would be less vulnerable to attacks or disruption than conventional networks.
His invention, the mid-1960s, was so far ahead of its time when it was presented to AT & T, the American telephone company rejected it. "Paul was not afraid to follow directions contrary to what others viewed as all good or right thing to do," he told the New York TimesVinton Cerf, a Google vice president and longtime friend of Paul Baran.
The Arpanet was established in 1969 by the Department of Defense, before being supplanted by the Internet. 
His invention, the mid-1960s, was so far ahead of its time when it was presented to AT & T, the American telephone company rejected it. "Paul was not afraid to follow directions contrary to what others viewed as all good or right thing to do," he told the New York TimesVinton Cerf, a Google vice president and longtime friend of Paul Baran.
The Arpanet was established in 1969 by the Department of Defense, before being supplanted by the Internet.
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