Vinton Cerf Quotes

A collection of quotes by Vinton Cerf.

Vinton Cerf is an American computer scientist often referred to as one of the "fathers of the Internet." He co-designed the TCP/IP protocols, which laid the foundation for the modern internet. Cerf has made significant contributions to the development and expansion of the internet infrastructure and has held prominent positions in organizations like DARPA and Google. He has been awarded numerous accolades for his pioneering work, including the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Turing Award. Cerf continues to be an influential figure in the field of computer science and is an advocate for digital accessibility and open internet.

In the earliest days, this was a project I worked on with gr

In the earliest days, this was a project I worked on with great passion because I wanted to solve the Defense Department's problem: it did not want proprietary networking and it didn't want to be confined to a single network technology.

Vinton Cerf

Technology

I'm projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million

I'm projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time.

Vinton Cerf

Computers

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your ow

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.

Vinton Cerf

Strength