The evolution of technology during most of the 20th century

By Bill Gardner

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    The U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was the first public packet-switched computer network. It was first used in 1969 and finally decommissioned in 1989. ARPANET's main use was for academic and research purposes.

  • First Email Sent

    First Email Sent

  • Sir Tim Berners-Lee Invents the Internet

    Sir Tim Berners-Lee Invents the Internet

  • Mosaic Released

    Mosaic Released
    The first web browser Mosaic released.

  • Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer

  • 1998 ICANN Established

    ICANN established to manage IP, set protocols, and mange domain names