Evolution of the Internet Timeline By LBaura 1958 Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) 1960 Paul Baran was responsible for packet-switching concept 1962 The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes 1965 Thomas Marill and Lawrence G. were the first to create wide-area network Apr 1, 1976 Apple was founded Aug 12, 1981 The first personal computer IBM was launched Sep 19, 1982 The first emoticon was created 1983 The internet was invented by Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf 1986 The first virus (The Creeper) was created Nov 2, 1988 The Morris worm or Internet worm was first created 1989 Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web (WWW) Feb 4, 1991 The Michelangelo virus was created Jan 23, 1993 The Mosaic web browser was first launched Jul 5, 1994 Amazon was found 1995 Internet Explorer was launched by Microsoft Mar 2, 1995 Yahoo was founded Sep 3, 1995 Ebay was found 1997 AOL Instant Messenger launches Sep 4, 1998 Google was found Jan 9, 2001 Apple launches iTunes 2003 Apple launched safari browsers Feb 4, 2004 Facebook was launched by Mark Zuckerberg Jun 15, 2004 Cabir was the first mobil virus Feb 14, 2005 Youtube was first launched by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, Jun 29, 2007 Apple laucnhed its first iPhone Oct 6, 2010 Instagram and Pintrest were launched Oct 13, 2011 Microsoft Corporation caught Skype
