Robert Taylor (computer scientist)

Robert William Taylor (February 10, 1932 – April 13, 2017), known as Bob Taylor, was an American Internet pioneer. He led teams that made major contributions to the personal computer, and other related technologies.
Career.
Taylor was director of ARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office from 1965 through 1969, founder and later manager of Xerox PARC's Computer Science Laboratory from 1970 through 1983, and founder and manager of Digital Equipment Corporation's Systems Research Center until 1996.
Death.
On 13 April 2017, he died at his home in Woodside, California from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 85.