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History of the Internet

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  • "Internet" First Described

    "Internet" First Described
    The first recorded description of the social interactions that could be enabled through networking was a series of memos written by J.C.R. Licklider of MIT in August 1962 discussing his "Galactic Network" concept. He envisioned a globally interconnected set of computers through which everyone could quickly access data and programs from any site. More Information on Licklider

  • Start of Computer Research program at DARPA

    Start of Computer Research program at DARPA
    Licklider was the first head of the computer research program at DARPA, and his successors were Ivan Sutherland, Bob Taylor, and MIT researcher Lawrence G. Roberts. More Information on DARPA

  • Plan for "ARPANET" Published

    Plan for "ARPANET" Published
    After Lawrence G. Roberts went to work at DARPA in 1966, he developed the computer network concept and quickly put together his plan for the "ARPANET", publishing it in 1967. More Information on ARPANET

  • First Host Computer Connected to the ARPANET

    First Host Computer Connected to the ARPANET
    The Network Measurement Center at UCLA was selected to be the first node on the ARPANET. All this came together in September 1969 when Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) installed the first IMP at UCLA and the first host computer was connected. More Information on BBN

  • Email Introduced

    Email Introduced
    In 1972, the initial "hot" application, electronic mail, was introduced. In March, Ray Tomlinson at BBN wrote the basic email message send and read software. In July, Roberts expanded its utility. From there email took off as the largest network application for over a decade. More Information on Email