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The Breakthrough of the Internet

By jessicalong12

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Cooke and Wheatstone used Morse code to communicate with others. This is similar to how computers communicate.
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    Transatlantic Cable

    Allowed for direct, instantaneous communication across the Atlantic. Today these cables connect us to every continent.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell created the backbone of all internet connections. This allows computers to connect over telephone networks.

  • The Creator

    Timothy Berners-Lee created the internet.

  • Dr. J.C.R. Licklider

    Dr. J.C.R. Licklider
    Was chosen to head ARPA's research in improving the military's use of computer technology. Licklider was a visionary who wanted to make the government's use of computers more interactive.
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    Packet Switching

    PS networks developed. Data is now split into tiny packets that can take many different routes. If one route goes down, another may be followed.

  • ARPANET Nodes

    ARPANET Nodes
    Four nodes and a test. The first node was created at UCLA, the second at Stanford, the third at UCSB and the fourth at the University of Utah.

  • The Birth of the Internet

    The plan was unprecedented, however Professor Kleinrock made it happen.

  • Email

    Ray Tomlinson invents email program to send messages across distributed network. At this point in time there are only 23 internet hosts.

  • Messages From the Queen

    Queen Elizabeth sends out an email.

  • What is the Meaning of the Internet?

    The internet gets much larger. It is becoming hard to remember the exact path of nodes, so the use of meaningful names was introduced.

  • Record Breaking Numbers

    The number of hosts exceeds 1000. Instead of websites using a string of numbers to identify, meaningful names such as "facebook.com" is now used.

  • More

    Over 5000 hosts, 241 news groups at this time in history.
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    All Time High

    The number of hosts breaks 100,000. The first relays between commercial electronic mail carrier and the internet are seen.
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    Booming Internet

    User friendly internet is introduced. At this point in history, over 2 million hosts recorded.

  • Presidential Seal of Approval

    the WWW revolution begins. The White House opens their web page. The president gets an email account.