History of the Internet

  • First Satellite in Space

    In 1957 the first satellite SPUTNIK was launched in space
  • Rand Coroporation

    Rand Corporation creates a new network to communicate with people across the US after a nuclear war
  • First ARPANet node installed

    The first ARPANet node installed at UCLA Network Measurement Center. Kleinrock hooked up the Interface Message Processor to a Sigma 7 Computer
  • First Apple Computer

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers
  • Cisco Systems

    Cisco System was founded.
  • Macintosh

    Apple created the Macintosh Computer
  • Youtube

    Youtube
    youtube was founded
  • Google passes Microsoft

    Search engine giant Google surpasses Microsoft as "the most valuable global brand," and also is the most visited Web site.