History of the Internet

By johnstonel

  • Arpanet connects Stanford and UCLA

  • Arpanet expands; connects Harvard, MI7 & BBN

  • Ray Tomlinson invents email

  • French project 'Cyclades' pushed idea that host computer should handle data transfer.

  • Arpanet is now 78% e-mail

  • Proposal to connect all networks without a central governing body

  • Garry Thuerk creates spam

  • Usenet creates first "Social Network"

  • Arpanet goes 7CP / IP

  • Protocol wars for data transfers

  • Internet relay chart

  • Tim Burners-Lee proposes internet

  • First Webpage

  • First Graphical Browser (Mosaic)

  • Lewinsky Scandal puts news online

  • Napser is created

  • MySpace is the most popular social network

  • Facebook Collage Network created

  • iPhone introduces mobile web