How My Training As An Inventioneer Altered Ethernet
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Everyone said it was impossible. Engineers laughed and called it ‘The Billings Folly’ — as a joke. Then the entire internet adopted it, and now the whole world uses it.
Dr. Roger Billings tells the inside story of how full duplex gigabit Ethernet was invented, rejected at IEEE standards meetings, and eventually became the global standard behind modern internet, streaming video, and AI.
Discover the inventions that made it possible — the concentrator, the equalizer circuit, and the balanced hybrid circuit — and hear what happened when Ron Crane, the father of Ethernet himself, stepped in to defend it.
About DrB
Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology.
As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.
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About the Roger Billings Scholarship Program »
Roger Billings has given us so much over the years yet we are only just really finding out who made them all, thank you for all of your contributions.
This was such an amazing video! I’ve learned so much, cant wait to see you next time.
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Love this show!
have you thought about a Morse code class
Awsome! love these sessions
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i love the computer chips
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I love to learn about the Ethernet! My mom said that’s what she used to use.
Science is cool
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I’m so glad that we don’t have collisions anymore and can stream videos. The Proteges explanation never fails as always.
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its crazy! ethernet is so ahead of time!
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This week was excellent.
Rodger Billings is so great at solving problems, like the ethernet collisions!
I’m so happy to have a cellular regular school was so distracting I also got sick alot and now I focus and dont get sick thanks to acellus
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Maybe a network would help to catch fish.
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this one is great so far
Learning about a concentrator was fun
That was a pretty funny joke about going to the sun during the night to avoid the high heat. You can’t solve a problem if you cannot identify the problem correctly.
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Every Wednesday I learn something new.
i learned about gigabyte networking
Amazing video tonight guys! Thank you, see y’all next week!
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What event in your life made want to pursue a career in science.
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I like DR. Billing’s Ethernet story.
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here from Georgia! I actually liked this live.
I am interested in making solar power better. Somehow use it not for solar farms that isn’t good for the land or cost, but on top of everyday items more often. Especially in cities on buildings. We need to make the factories carbon neutral so they aren’t polluting the world when they make the panels. Sunshine is free!
Thank you!
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I am glad I got Acellus I love it. I love science live too.
i loved this episode so much!
Who was the first person to invent wires and cords?
It really is funny how some of the most simple solutions can improve the world.
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how did they invent cords?
I love hearing Dr. Billings stories and about his inventions.
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Wow, that’s amazing! Not only did I learn something new about you, you taught me a lot! How inspiring
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What would happen if all of ethernet went out?
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ethernet sounds super cool my dad dose installs that for a career that is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo coool
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I didn’t know that about you, that’s so awesome!!
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Love hearing about Dr. Billing’s researches, inventions, and projects!
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I enjoyed learning about the invention of WideBand and the 100 gig concentrator in todays lesson.
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I’m sure it can be solved
My favorite part was where they showed the different ways that circuits can be made for computer chips!
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That’s a lot of wires.
I lost count the many times he has been in engineering jobs.
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Thank you soo much for your contributions . That was awesome.
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one of my favorites
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Why would people ever want to make fun of someone?
It’s cool being able to hear people’s stories about their ideas coming to life.
I think that it was very interesting to learn about the collision problem .
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I love learning about proteges!
That’s really cool!