Lawrence Roberts calls himself the founder of the Internet. And it’s hard to argue with him.
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Why Do We Call Them Internet Packets? His Name Was Donald Davies
The fundamental technology underpinning the Internet is called packet-switching. And Donald Davies was the first one to call it that.
What Do the H-Bomb and Internet Have In Common? Paul Baran
Paul Baran set out to build a means of communication that could survive a nuclear war. And he ended up inventing the fundamental networking techniques that underpin the internet.
Daniel Karrenberg Helped Bring the Internet to Europe; Now He Keeps It Running
While Lawrence Landweber, Vint Cerf, and Bob Kahn were setting up America’s earliest network connections, across the Atlantic in Amsterdam, Daniel Karrenberg was building what would become Europe’s first intercontinental network.
How Pacific Island Missile Tests Helped Launch the Internet
There are a thousand stories about the origin of the Internet, each with their own starting point and their own heroes. Charles Herzfeld’s tale began in 1961 on a series of tiny islands in the South Pacific.
Royal Wedding Is Biggest Internet Event; UCLA Opens Internet History Center
Live streaming of Will and Kate’s wedding is the biggest event ever watched on the Internet, and UCLA, where the first ARPAnet node was built, opens its Internet History Center.
Peter Kirstein Starts European ARPAnet
Professor Peter Kirstein of University College London starts the first European ARPAnet node with transatlantic IP connectivity.
UCLA Develops ARPAnet Host Level Protocols
Steve Crocker heads UCLA Network Working Group under Professor Leonard Kleinrock to develop host level protocols for ARPAnet communication in preparation for becoming the first node. The group, which includes Vint Cerf and Jon Postel, lays the foundation for protocols of the modern Internet.
Bob Kahn, the Bread Truck, and the Internet’s First Communion
The world’s first Internet transmission occurred on October 29, 1969. At least, that’s what some people believe.
Nancy Hafkin Brought Internet to Africa, Now She’s Tackling Tech Gender Divide
Before Nancy Hafkin came along, Internet in Africa hardly existed.
Asian Internet Traces Roots To Kilnam Chon
Kilnam Chon brought the internet to Asia. And you’d have to say the move was successful.
Before Google and GoDaddy, There Was Elizabeth Feinler
Before GoDaddy and Network Solutions and VeriSign, there was Elizabeth Feinler and the NIC.
