Photograph of Donald W. Davies
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Donald W. Davies
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Detail map of Teddington, England, United Kingdom Overview map of Teddington, England, United Kingdom

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Donald Watts Davies Performs an Experiment in Packet Switching

1967
NPL Data Communications Network schematic
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NPL Data Communications Network schematic

In 1966 Donald Watts Davies developed the NPL Data Communications Network, an experiment in packet switching, at The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, England. 

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