Evolution of the Internet Timeline

  • President Dwight D. Eisenhower created ARPA

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower created ARPA
  • Paul Baran invented packet- switching

    Paul Baran invented packet- switching
  • The Tobacco Mosaic Virus

    The Tobacco Mosaic Virus
  • Apple founded

    Apple founded
  • Apple launch the iPhone

     Apple launch the iPhone
  • Dennis C. Hayes invented the personal computer modem

    Dennis C. Hayes invented the personal computer modem
  • IBM launch the personal computer

    IBM launch the personal computer
  • the first emoticon scientist Scott E. Fahlman

    the first emoticon scientist Scott E. Fahlman
  • ARPANET adopted TCP/IP

        ARPANET adopted TCP/IP
  • First worm created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    First worm created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web
  • the Michelangelo virus created

    the Michelangelo virus created
  • the Mosaic web browser launched

    the Mosaic web browser launched
  • Yahoo founded

    Yahoo founded
  • Amazon founded

    Amazon founded
  • Microsoft released Internet Explorer 1.0 as an add-on to the Windows 95 operating system

    Microsoft released Internet Explorer 1.0 as an add-on to the Windows 95 operating system
  • eBay founded

    eBay founded
  • AOL launch instant messenger

    AOL launch instant messenger
  • Google founded

    Google founded
  • Apple launch iTunes and Safari browsers

    Apple launch iTunes and Safari browsers
  • the first mobile virus

    the first mobile virus
  • Facebook launched

     Facebook launched
  • YouTube launched by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim

    YouTube launched by  Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim
  • Instagram launched

     Instagram launched
  • Pinterest launched

    Pinterest launched
  • Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion

    Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion