History of the Internet

By nolan22

  • Birth of the Internet

    The first host computer for the ARPANET was connected, leading to the birth of the Internet.

  • First Email

    The first email was sent.

  • USENET

    The rise of USENET begins.

  • National Science Foundation (NSF)

    Provided seed money for networking services and established 5 super computer centers.

  • World Wide Web

    Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (WWW)

  • Mosaic

    The first Web browser, Mosaic, was released.

  • Netscape

    Netscape was started due to the release of Mosaic.

  • Internet Explorer

    Microsoft released Internet Explorer

  • Internet Service Provider

    The first large Internet Service Providers (ISPs) began offering Internet access to the masses.
    Three of the first were AOL, Netcom, and AT&T WorldNet

  • ICANN

    ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers) was established.