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Internet History
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Paul Baren invented "Pack switching"
1964 Paul Baran invented “packet switching” which laid the foundation for the World Wide Web. Packet switching is the technology that takes information and breaks it into small packets. These small packets can later be sent from one computer to another. -
The Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) invented the ARPANET network.
The Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) invented the ARPANET network. Their internet concept was small at first- only four computers! They joined computers at four universities in the United States to try Paul Baran’s ideas. -
Ray Tomlinson invented a program the Email!
Ray Tomlinson invented a program that lets people send mail electronically-email! He chose the @ symbol for email addresses because it means "at." Over the years, programmers invented email programs to reply and forward messages, attach files, and more. -
The first computer-to-computer chat took place between a person at Stanford University and a person at Bolt Berankek and Newman Inc (BBN) in Massachusetts.
The first computer-to-computer chat took place between a person at Stanford University and a person at Bolt Berankek and Newman Inc (BBN) in Massachusetts. Today you can "Instant Message" or IM friends using programs such as Messenger and even your phone. -
The Network Voice Protocol was invented as a way to allow people to send voice over the Internet.
The Network Voice Protocol was invented as a way to allow people to send voice over the Internet. People could now have a conference call, which is a group of people talking about a topic in "real time."
