“Ngikubheka njengelungelo elimangalisayo ukuhlanganyela emsebenzini woMkhandlu Wesayensi Yezizwe Ngezizwe njengoMsekeli. Esikhathini lapho isayensi idingeka kakhulu, ukubambisana okuhlukahlukene kubalulekile enhlalakahleni yethu yezomnotho nezenhlalo yomhlaba wonke.”
Vinton G. Cerf, ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakhe njenge-ISC Patron
I-Vint Cerf ingomunye wabadwebi be-inthanethi yesimanjemanje, edizayine ngokubambisana iphrothokholi ye-TCP/IP echaza ukuthi amakhompyutha axhumana kanjani ohlelweni olunenethiwekhi. Kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2005, usebenze kwa-Google, lapho manje ebophezelekile ekuthuthukisweni kwebhizinisi lomkhakha womphakathi ngemikhiqizo ethuthukisiwe, esekelwe ku-inthanethi namasevisi.
“Isayensi nobuchwepheshe, namandla azo okubhekana nezinselelo ezibalulekile zomhlaba wonke, kuguqulwe ukufika kwe-inthanethi kanye nenguquko yedijithali. Namuhla, ukusebenzisana kwesayensi yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokwenza kwansuku zonke kososayensi bekungeke kucatshangwe ngaphandle kwe-inthanethi. Ngakho-ke kufaneleka kakhulu ukuthi umsunguli we-inthanethi u-Vint Cerf abe yingxenye ye-ISC”, kusho u-Daya Reddy, OwayenguMongameli We-ISC.
U-Cerf wayeyilungu leBhodi Lesayensi Likazwelonke Lase-US futhi eyilungu lamanje le-National Academy of Engineering, Ikomiti Lokweluleka le-NASA kanye neKomidi Elivakashelayo Lobuchwepheshe Okuthuthukisiwe le-US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Uphinde abe yiLungu Langaphandle le-UK Royal Society kanye neSweden Royal Academy of Engineering, futhi Fellow ye-Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), i-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), i-American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), kanye ne-Chartered Institute for IT (BCS). Uthole indondo yeNkululeko kaMongameli wase-US, iNdondo Kazwelonke Yezobuchwepheshe yase-US, uMklomelo weNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth Wobunjiniyela, Umklomelo weNkosana ye-Asturias, uMklomelo waseJapan, Umklomelo we-ACM Turing, I-Légion d'Honneur, i-Franklin Medal, i-Catalunya International Prize kanye neziqu zokuhlonishwa ezingama-29.
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