http://www.arrl.org/news/internet-pioneer-paul-baran-w3kas-sk
What I'll add that he mixed his radio interest in by helping found Merticom. A pioneering wireless Internet service that existed from 1995-2003, long before "3G" and wifi..
For more technical info on the Merticom Ricochet Radios you may want to have a look here: http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/metricom/index.html
