Sunday November 12th would have been my father's birthday but he passed away fifteen years ago. He was a tough fair man who was more father than daddy to me Only as a grow older do I realize how great a man he was. His legacy touches us all.... He was the developer, designer and codemaster of the first internet The interconnection of airports and military radar installations in the U.S. from 1968 to 1981. In the image above you see him in 1961 in the control tower of New York International Airport later to become JFK. It's not very clear but there is no radar in the tower only charts,radio and a telephone and at that time it was the worlds busiest airport. He knew there was a better way to control the airtraffic. During WWII he had been a pilot (over 300 low level bombing and commando drops and flew survivors out of the concentration camps and was an Ace even though he never flew a fighter) that with his tower experience made him top choice for the job he pitched to the government and created.... Senior Computer Radar Analyst for the U.S. Government or known to his coworkers as the Codemaster.... Since his retirement 4 billion dollars have been spent trying to improve on his system and all they to show for it are some patches for new airports and growth of the old ones I smile in pride of him. Happy belated birthday Dad I know you are still out there somewhere and lift my glass to you. db P4 in p6 no postwork thanks for sharing this moment with me (best when veiwed full size)