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J.C.R LICKLIDER
Proposed the idea of a network of computers that could talk to one another -
ARPANET (ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY NETWORK)
The first ever message was sent from one computer (ucla) to another (stanford university) over the arpanet which was the governments computer network during that time -
VINTON CERF
Vinton Cerf created Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) which was a way to introduce computers from across the globe to one another in a virtual space. After it was then called Internet Protocol (IP) -
NEW NETWORKS
University of Hawaii's aloha network was added followed by other networks in London and Norway -
RAY TOMILNSON
Ray Tomlinson was developing the first system to send mail back and fourth between users of Arpanet. This was eventually called Email, and the @ symbol was born so users have their name and their host name apart -
ROBERT METCALFE
Robert Metcalfe developed the Ethernet which was a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network. -
DIAL UP INTERNET ACCESS
Dial Up Internet access is a method of connecting to the internet via telephone line -
TIM BERNERS-LEE
Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web which wasn't just a network available to scientist anymore, but to anyone who had an internet connection. -
ERWISE
An Internet browser that was created in 1992 that was first to have a graphical interface -
MOSAIC
Another web browser was created in 1993 named Mosaic and it popularized surfing the web and became a huge influence for future web browsers to come. -
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
In 1994 Netscape Navigator became the most popular browser at the time accounting for 90% of web usage in 1995 -
WIFI
Wireless Internet also commonly known as WiFi was introduced in the late 90's -
IPHONE
In 2007 the first IPhone was launched on June 29th in the United States
