History of the internet

By rileylarue

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, is launched by the USSR, leading to the inception of new technological developments around the world.
    (NASA)

  • ARPA is formed

    ARPA is formed
    In response to the USSR launching Sputnik in 1957, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is formed by the US government. It is created within the Department of Defense (DoD) to research science and technology beneficial to the military.
    (Zakon.org)

  • Arpanet

    Arpanet
    Arpanet was the first network. The first connection was between researchers at UCLA and Stanford in 1969. This connection crashed after researchers typed three letters.
    (Zakon.org)

  • Sites

    Sites
    In 1972 there were 24 sites on the ARPANET, which included the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Federal Reserve Board.
    (livinginternet.com)

  • E-Mail

    E-Mail
    Ray Tomlinson writes the Email program. This introduces the @ symbol to the computing and internet world. By 1993, 75% of network traffic becomes emails.
    (Zakon.org)

  • International

    International
    University College of London (England) makes the first international connections to the ARPANET.
    (Zakon.org)

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth
    Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom sends her first email on march 26 from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE) in Malvern.
    (zakon.org)

  • Computers

    Computers
    By March, 1977, there were 111 computers on the ARPANET.

  • First Virus

    First Virus
    ARPANET grinds to a complete halt on October 27 because of an accidental status-message virus. This was considered the first major internet virus.
    (Zakon.org)

  • 100,000

    100,000
    The number of hosts on the internet breaks 100,000. The internet is starting to become more efficient and popular.
    (Zakon.org)

  • 25th anniversary and Pizza Hut

    25th anniversary and Pizza Hut
    The Internet celebrates its 25th anniversary. Shopping malls are introduced to the internet. The first online ordering service is started by Pizza Hut. (Zakon.org)

  • Selling Domains

    Selling Domains
    Certain domain names are sold for amazingly high prices. "Insure.com" is sold for 16M in October. "Toys.com" is sold for 5.1M in February. "Candy.com" is sold for 3M and "Fly.com" is sold for 1.76M.
    (Zakon.org)

  • VIDEO

    A brief video on how the internet works