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Bell Labs Invents Modem
LinkBell Labs researchers invent the modem (modulator - demodulator), which converts digital signals to electrical (analog) signals and back, enabling communication between computers. -
J.C.R. Licklider Conceives Intergalactic Network
LinkJ.C.R. Licklider writes memos about his Intergalactic Network concept of networked computers and becomes the first head of the computer research program at ARPA. -
ASCII Is Developed
LinkThe first universal standard for computers, ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Exchange) is developed by a joint industry-government committee. ASCII permits machines from different manufacturers to exchange data. -
ARPA Sponsors Networking Study
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Paul Baran, Donald Davies Develop Message Blocks/Packet-switching
LinkThe Rand Corporation's Paul Baran develops message blocks in the U.S., while Donald Watts Davies, at the National Physical Laboratory in Britain, simultaneously creates a similar technology called packet-switching. The technology revolutionizes data communications. -
Kennedy Congratulates BBN On ARPA Contract
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US Senator Edward Kennedy sends BBN a congratulatory telegram on winning the ARPA contract to build the "Interfaith" Message Processors. -
Peter Kirstein Starts European ARPAnet
LinkProfessor Peter Kirstein of University College London starts the first European ARPAnet node with transatlantic IP connectivity. -
Vint Cerf, Robert Kahn Coin 'Internet'
LinkVint Cerf and Robert Kahn publish "A Protocol for Packet Network Interconnection" which specifies in detail the design of a Transmission Control Program (TCP) and coins the term “Internet” for the first time. -
Lawrence Landweber Creates Computer Science Network
CSNET Lawrence Landweber creates CSNET (Computer Science Network), a network for all US university and industrial computer research groups. By 1984, over 180 university, industrial, and government computer science departments are participating in CSNET. -
Kilnam Chon Connects Asia to Internet
LinkKilnam Chon, a Professor at Keio University in Japan, develops the first Internet connection in Asia, called SDN, and his pioneering work inspires others to promote the Internet’s regional growth. -
First U.S. Research Network Developed
LinkDr. Stephen Wolff leads the development of NSFNET, the first U.S. open computer network supporting research and higher education. -
Thailand Gets a Domain Name.
LinkWhile at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Kanchana Kanchanasut registers the .TH country-code top-level domain for Thailand and remains the .TH administer to this day. -
IAB Established
LinkAs a DARPA manager, Dr. Barry Leiner helps establish the Internet Activities Board (later the Internet Architecture Board), which leads the effort to set early Internet technical standards. -
Telecom Vendor Ericsson invents Bluetooth
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Craig Newmark Founds Craigslist
LinkCraig Newmark founds Craigslist, which is to become one of the most widely used websites on the Internet. He changes the way people used classifieds, transforming it into a largely Internet-based industry. -
Jimmy Wales Launches Wikipedia
LinkJimmy Wales launches Wikipedia. There are half a million Internet users on Wikipedia. -
Muthoni Founds OPENWORLD LTD
Dorcas Muthoni founds OPENWORLD LTD, a software company which has been involved in the delivery of some of the most widely used Web and cloud applications in Africa. -
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Aaron Swartz Co-Creates RSS
LinkAaron Swartz co-creates RSS, a program that collects news from various web pages and puts them in one place for readers, with the goal of making information freely available to everyone.
