History of the Internet Timeline

  • Robust

    The united states government tried to build robust, fault-tolerant communication via computer networks.
  • Arpanet was started

    Arpanet was started with 4 universities. As more universities joined Arpanet , it became necessary for there to be one set of protocols to for everyone to to share on the network.
  • Ray Tomlinson

    He developed the system to to send, and recieve email in 1971.
  • Funding of the U.S.

    New U.S. backbone by the national science foundation in the 1980s, as well as private funding for other commercial backbones , let to worldwide participation in the development of new networking technologies, and the merger of many networks.
  • Rules for protocol

    In 1982, the rules or protocols for sending, and receiving data, known as TCP/IP were adopted. TCP/IP connects systems, and devices to send,and receive data between them.
  • International newtworks

    The commercialization of what was by the 1990s an international network resulted in popularization, and incorporation into virtually every aspect of modern human life.
  • The percentage

    In 1994 only 3% of American classrooms had the internet.
  • The percentage

    In 2002 America 92% had access to the internet, and actually used it.
  • June 2012

    In June 2012, more than 2.4 billion people-over a thirds human population -have used the services of the internet; approximately 100 times more people then were using it in 1995