I worked at BBN (Bolt, Beranek and Newman) from 2006-2008 and was fortunate enough to have a one-on-one phone call with Leo while I worked there. At that time he was in his early 90s, and was still amazingly sharp and full of energy. Even in a brief phone call his curiosity and kindness left a long lasting impact. BBN was (and presumably still is, though now part of Raytheon) an amazing company to work for even 50 ye…
For those who've not seen the film "Computer Networks - The Herald of Resource Sharing" from 1972, I think you'll find it fascinating how many things they got right 40+ years ago and how many ideas became our reality. JCR Licklider is featured prominently in the film.
https://archive.org/details/ComputerNetworks_TheHeraldsOfRes...