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Networking researchBBN Technologies
A research and development organization with foundational work on ARPANET and network email, now part of RTX.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1948
- Category
- Networking research · AI · advanced computing
Founders in the archive
Origins & connections
Richard Bolt and Leo Beranek began an acoustics partnership in Cambridge in 1948. Robert Newman joined in 1950; incorporation followed in 1953. Raytheon acquired the research business in 2009. Shown with its historical BBN mark.