A Quick History of The Internet
Here's a short overview of how the Internet came to be.
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Why Learn History?
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Learn about the mistakes made during the development of the Internet and avoid repeating them.
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Understand why some things are designed and work the way they do today.
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Lastly, it’s interesting!
“Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it.”
– George Santayana
Let’s get right into it.
The '50s: The Cold War
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The birth of the Internet can be traced back to the middle of the last century.
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The U.S. was in the midst of a cold war with The Soviet Union and both nations were trying to gain an advantage over the other.
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In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, propelling us into the space age.
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This caught the US off-guard, and in response the U.S. government created ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) which was mandated with the responsibility of the technological and scientific advancement of the country.
