How My Training As An Inventioneer Altered Ethernet
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 »
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I think all kids love to be rewarded so for the kids who struggle with school so instead of all the things being technology and merchandise in the shop, I think we should add a couple different things to make it more interesting so all kids can have something they like at least one thing is nice for example some kids like school supplies cool erasers, pencils that we can buy I think that would be very interesting and if a kid was struggling with school, maybe we can reward them once they get the subject right after they can get like a a prize from the shop please show this to dr. Roger Billings, please
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What event in your life made want to pursue a career in science.
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Who was the first person to invent wires and cords?
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how did they invent cords?
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Hi Abigail! Acellus World will take place May 23-24! For more information, check this out: Acellus World!
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When will this injection be introduced globally?
Did Dr. Roger Billings work with a team whenever he made the Billings Computer?
How many megabits does the regular phone have?
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