the spanning tree protocol was invented by Dr. Radia Perlman, a famous engineer of Sun Microsystems.
in p>1988, perlman completed her PhD in computer science at MIT.
perlman left DEC to work in Novell in 1993, and joined Sun Microsystems in 1997.
Dr. perlman holds more than 8 patents for technological inventions, of which more than 4 were invented by Sun Microsystems.
Dr. perlman was invited as a visiting professor by Harvard University and Washington University.
Dr. perlman's classic works in the field of data communication include:
Interconnections: Bridges, Routers, Switches, And internetworking protocols
Network security: private communication in a public world
Dr. perlman was awarded many outstanding engineer awards, and
she was rated as one of the most influential people in the 2 fields of data communication.