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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I wonder if Wi-Fi has any of the same issues with collisions?
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they called it ” The Billings Folly ” that was mean
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She winked at the end.
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where do you think is the line we should not cross relaying too much on technology ?
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How did it alter the Ethernet?
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Are there also certain household devices that work with twisted pair cords as well as computers?
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when did you start inventing computer’s
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Sending data is pretty cool at the same time. I love learning
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I use ethernet and honestly these lives have been pretty cool recently.
That’s neat how researchers found a way to help deaf people hear!
It is so cool how internet works till now.
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Cool stuff. Ethernet is neat.
The ethernet sounds like a challenging thing to make, especially with the collsions, luckily Mr. billings figured out how to make internet and devices better!
Keep on creating! :3
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Ethernet is borderline unbelievable technology
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is mister billings a billionare from inventing all of these widely used inventions?
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Great video even though a bit overwhelming in info. I will have to listen a few times to get it all. I would like to answer the question of how it feels to not be able to hear and suddenly be able to hear. My Dad who hasn’t been able to hear well for probably since birth recently had a procedure where he can hear and sounds like birds singing, fire popping and cracking , road noise has been so overwhelming that its too much for him to handle.
I lean about FIFO
When I run into problems I first think, of what the cause is, therefore I can find my solution. Practice makes perfect on what you’re trying to invent something or trying to do something. Rodger Billings Sends the same pairs all 4 at the same time. That’s how you know Rodger Billings is more than just an inventioneer.
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Ethernet gets faster and faster and that is pretty cool
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Internet is a complex thing!
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