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Jon Postel
American computer scientist.
Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Occupations
computer scientist, engineer
Website
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson