Post-1945 Internet History

Post-1945 History
Invention of the Internet - Research Paper

The invention of the Internet is one of the more significant events of our century. It changed the way we do business around the world, it changed the way we communicate, and it changed the way we educate and entertain ourselves. Some may bunch the invention of Internet with the overall technology advancement of our recent history, but I believe it stands on its own when it comes to significance it makes in our daily lives and variety in which it is being used. Without the world wide web we would not have the convenience of ordering and processing products from around the globe in such a timely fashion. We would not have the convenience of talking with someone across the world
In 1836 the telegraph is invented, a patent was submitted by Cooke and Wheatstone. This brought about the revolution of human communications. The telegraph used the Morse Code to communicate between two points. This is not unlike the way computers communicate today, the modern day PC 's use binary code (0/1 's) to deliver data. Of course binary code is much faster. The years between 1858 and 1866 brought us the Transatlantic cable. It allowed direct instantaneous communication across the Atlantic. Today, the cables connect all continents and are still a main hub for telecommunications. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell exhibits the Telephone. The telephone exchanges provide the backbone of Internet connection even up to now. Modems provide Digital to Audio conversions to allow computers to connect over the telephone network. In 1957 USSR launches Sputnik, which was the first artificial earth satellite. This launched the start of global telecommunications. Satellites play an important role in transmitting all sorts of data today. In response to this U.S. forms the Advanced Research Projects Agency, also known as ARPA, within the Department of Defense. This was done to establish U.S. lead in science and technology applicable to the military. In the period between 1962 and 1968 Packet-switching (PS) is developed. Internet relies on packets to transfer data. The origin of PS was military based. It was developed
It was a project sponsored by United States Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). "The Internet began as a computer network of ARPA that linked computer networks at several universities and research laboratories in the United States. The Internet concept has gone through many iterations and phases of development until in 1983 when it was rolled out for the public. The origins of the Internet are quiet fascinating. An interesting bit about its early beginning, as seen posted on a blog by Walt Howe titled "A Brief History of the Internet". The article reads: "Did Al Gore invent the Internet? According to a CNN transcript of an interview with Wolf Blitzer, Al Gore said, "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Al Gore was not yet in Congress in 1969 when ARPANET started, or in 1974 when the term Internet first came into use. Gore was elected to Congress in 1976. In fairness, Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf acknowledge in a paper titled “Al Gore and the Internet”, that Gore has probably done more than any other elected official to support the growth and development of the Internet from the 1970 's to the