Feb. 1958
Space exploration assigned to Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) created by the U.S. government
Space exploration assigned to Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) created by the U.S. government
Leonard Kleinrock of MIT writes the first paper and proposes the idea on the packet switching theory
J.C.R. Licklider writes about his Intergalactic Network Concept of networked computers and becomes the first head of computer research at ARPA.
The director of ARPA's computer research program, Robert Taylor officially begins the ARPANET projects, the foundation for today's internet.
The first data packets sent between networked computers between the two ARPANET sites at UCLA and Stanford Research Institute.
The first public demonstration of the ARPANET at the International Computer Communication Conference (ICCC) is conducted by Bob Kahn.
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn create "A Protocol for Packet Network Interconnection" which explains the design of a Transmission Control Protocol and coins the term "Internet" for the first time.
Jon Postel, Paul Mockapedis, and Craig Partridge design the Domain Name System (DNS).
More about DNSTim Berners-Lee creates the World Wide Web (WWW) at CERN, a European Physical Laboratory, and it is opened to the public.
More about WWWMicrosoft and Netscape go head-to-head in what is known as the First Browser War, a competition for dominance in the usage share of web browsers.
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