Franklin Rudolf Collbohm (January 31, 1907 â February 12, 1990) was an American aviation engineer.
He was born on January 31, 1907, in New York City.
He died on February 12, 1990.
He studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin.
He was married to Katherine Collbohm and had three children.
He started his career as a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft.
He is most notable for being the founder of the RAND Corporation.
He has also collaborated with Paul Baran for the development of networking infrastructure.
He has received the Defense Department's Distinguished Public Service Medal and also the U.S. Air ForceâÂÂs Exceptional Service Award.