Evolution of the Internet By taylor_aniya 1950 Who created first wide-area network (WAN)? The U.S. created the WAN in the late 1950s. 1958 Who created Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and when? President Dwight D. Eisenhower created ARPA; and was produced in 1958. 1962 When was the Modem invented? and by whom? The modem was invented in 1962 by Dennis C. Hayes 1962 What pioneer is responsible for packet-switching concept? Paul Baran is responsible and packet-switching was introduced in 1962. 1971 What was the first virus? When was it created? The Creeper Program was the first virus and was created in 1971 Apr 1, 1976 When was Apple founded? Apple was founded in April of 1976. 1981 When does IBM launch the personal computer? IBM launched the personal computer in August of 1981. Sep 19, 1982 Who used the first emoticon? Scott E. Fahlman used the first emoticon. Jan 1, 1983 What year was the Internet invented? By whom? Bob Khan and Vint Cerf invented the Internet in 1983. Nov 2, 1988 When was the first worm created and what was the name? The first worm was created in November of 1988 and was named the Morris worm Mar 12, 1989 Who introduces the World Wide Web and by whom? Time Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web 1991 When was the Michelangelo virus created? The virus was created in 1991. Jan 9, 1991 When did Apple launch Itunes and Safari Browsers? Apple launched Itunes in January of 1991; Apple launched Safari in January of 2003. Period: 1993 to Jan 7, 1997 When was the Mosaic web browser launched? The web browser was launched in 1993. https://www.wired.com/2010/04/0422mosaic-web-browser/ 1994 When was Yahoo founded? Yahoo was founded in January of 1994. Jul 5, 1994 Amazon and eBay was founded when? Amazon was founded in July of 1994; eBay was founded in September of 1995. Period: Aug 16, 1995 to 2022 .When was the internet explorer launched? and by whom?The internet was launched in August of 1955 and by Microsoft https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet-Explorer Dec 15, 1997 When does AOL launch instant messenger? AOL launched instant messenger in May of 1997. Sep 4, 1998 When was Google founded? Google was founded in September of 1998. 2004 When was Facebook launched? and by whom? Facebook was launched in February of 2004 and by Mark Zuckerberg. Feb 14, 2005 When was YouTube launched and by whom? YouTube was launched in February of 2005 and by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. May 11, 2010 Who bought Skype and when? Microsoft bought Skype on May of 2010. Oct 6, 2010 When was Instagram and Pinterest launched? Instagram was launched in 2010 and Pinterest was launched in January of 2010.