Wiring the Internet with Bob Metcalfe

On today’s episode of the podcast John Papola has a conversation with UT professor of innovation, 3Com founder, co-inventor of ethernet, and the namesake of Metcalfe’s Law: Bob Metcalfe. The two dive into Metcalfe’s current career at the University of Texas as well as discuss his past experiences witnessing the earlier days of Silicon Valley. Bob’s stories surrounding his winding career as an entrepreneur and innovator also give us a look into the underlying technology that lead to his co-invention of ethernet.  More from our guest: Wikipedia Page Metcalfe's Law on Wikipedia Twitter Page (no longer active) Internet Hall of Fame Bio Computer History Museum Bio References from this episode: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Invention is a Flower, Innovation is a Weed by Bob Metcalfe Where’s my Roy Cohn? (movie) Get Me Roger Stone (movie) The Pursuit (movie)