The History of the Internet
The History of the Internet
Origins
* 1962: ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, is developed by the US Department of Defense.
* 1969: ARPANET becomes the first network to use TCP/IP, the communication protocol that still forms the basis of the Internet.
Early Development
* 1971: Ray Tomlinson sends the first email over ARPANET.
* 1973: The term "Internet" is first used