The internet as we know it today was not invented the by just one person. It was the combined effort of many people that began what we now use daily both for work and enjoyment.
In 1961 there was a man named Leonard Kleinrock and he published a paper about the idea of packet switching, which is essential to the Internet. This means that packets of data can be routed from one place to another based on address information carried in the data.
In 1962 a man named J.C.R. Licklider was the first to describe an Internet-like worldwide network of computers. He called it the "Galactic Network." His discovery was almost accidental. What an exciting accident that turned out to be.
In 1965 Larry G. Roberts created the first functioning long-distance computer networks and designed the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, the seed from which the modern Internet grew.
Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) which moves data on the modern Internet, in 1972 and 1973.
From then on one person after the other added more technology, and improved the systems and almost daily something new was and still is added. It is hard to comprehend the capabilities of our computers today.
The Internet is one amazing thing and provides hours and even days of entertainment and work for almost everyone.
In 1961 there was a man named Leonard Kleinrock and he published a paper about the idea of packet switching, which is essential to the Internet. This means that packets of data can be routed from one place to another based on address information carried in the data.
In 1962 a man named J.C.R. Licklider was the first to describe an Internet-like worldwide network of computers. He called it the "Galactic Network." His discovery was almost accidental. What an exciting accident that turned out to be.
In 1965 Larry G. Roberts created the first functioning long-distance computer networks and designed the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, the seed from which the modern Internet grew.
Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf invented the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) which moves data on the modern Internet, in 1972 and 1973.
From then on one person after the other added more technology, and improved the systems and almost daily something new was and still is added. It is hard to comprehend the capabilities of our computers today.
The Internet is one amazing thing and provides hours and even days of entertainment and work for almost everyone.