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Foundation of the Internet
J.C.R. Licklider writes about the concept of a network of computers. These are thought to be the earliest ideas that led to the creation of the ARPANET, and eventually the modern day internet. -
Creation of the ARPANET
ARPANET was the predecessor to the Internet. -
First Email
Using the @ sign, Ray Tomlinson figured out how to send mail to a user on a different host. -
First eBook
The first eBook, a digital version of the Declaration of Independence, was created along with Project Gutenburg. -
TCP/IP Protocol
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn, the fathers of the modern internet, invent the basic protocols of Internet communication, still in use today. -
First Website
Due to his creation of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee created this website to provide information on it. -
World Wide Web is born
The WWW becomes publicly available. -
2 Million Computers on the NSFNET
This was an increase from 2,000 in 1985. -
Birth of Google
Now one of the Internet's most influential developers and also one of the biggest companies in the world, Google began as a humble search engine. -
Facebook is born
Facebook, now the biggest and most influential social media platform in the world, was created.
