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The Birth of the Computer
Computers were created during WWII to help solve complicated problems. However, it could take a long time to solve one problem. Richard Feynman looked for and found a way to solve multiple problems at once. From there, one problem could still take a month, but they could solve 3-4 in the same amount of time. For really complicated problems, they used the system to solve the same problem multiple times to be sure of the outcome -
Joseph Licklider
Dr. Joseph Licklider came up with global networking in a series of memos. His revolutionary ideas would lead to the creation of a time-sharing network of computers known as ARPANET, which was an early form of today's internet. -
The First Communication
Leonard Kleinrock and Bill Duvall successfully linked two computers and Arpanet was officially born. -
Arpanet Showcase
Arpanet researchers presented their work at the International Computer Communication Conference. They also revealed the first major application on Arpanet, electronic mail. -
Arpanet grows into the Internet
The idea of the internet is that multiple networks interact together. In the mid-70s, networks similar to Arpanet came about. Everyone formatted their packets differently, so even though you could connect different networks together, it was difficult TCP/Ip were invented as a standard way of formatting packets so that everyone was speaking the same language. All different networks were connected to each other, forming internet networking, or what we call the internet. -
Enter the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program named the WorldWideWeb in 1990 to make it easier for scientists to communicate. In 1991, Berners-Lee made this browser freely available over the internet. In 1993, companies and computer enthusiasts were also interested in the web. Berners-Lee made the web royalty-free to allow easy access to everyone and avoid commercial exploitation. -
Geocities
Geocities was the first site that combined the idea of users and creators on the internet. It's 19 million users made it the 3rd most used website in 1999. Unfortunately, Geocities didn't last but paved the way for future social websites. -
Social Media takes off
Social Media websites began gaining popularity. Some rose and fell, like Myspace, but some are still popular today, like Twitter and Facebook.
