Development of the Internet

By hallce94

  • ARPANET Goes Live

    ARPANET Goes Live
    Date: October 29, 1969 The first successful message is sent over ARPANET from UCLA to Stanford, marking the birth of the internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

  • Introduction of Email

    Introduction of Email
    Ray Tomlinson sends the first email, introducing the "@" symbol to separate user names from host names. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Tomlinson

  • TCP/IP Protocol Standardized

    TCP/IP Protocol Standardized
    Date: January 1, 1983 The ARPANET adopts the TCP/IP protocol suite, allowing diverse computer networks to interconnect and communicate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite

  • Birth of the World Wide Web

    Birth of the World Wide Web
    Date: March 12, 1989 Tim Berners-Lee proposes the World Wide Web, revolutionizing how information is accessed and shared online. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee

  • First Web Browser Released

    First Web Browser Released
    Date: 1990 Berners-Lee develops the first web browser, WorldWideWeb, making the internet more accessible to the public. https://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/16662336315

  • Mosaic is Released

    The first web browser, named Mosiac, was released in 1993.

  • Netscape Communications is Founded

    Netscape was founded by the the developers of Mosaic in 1994.

  • Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer

    Microsoft releases first version of the Internet Explorer.

  • ICANN is Established

    ICANN, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, oversaw domain name system management, IP address allocation, and ensured the stable and secure operation of the internet's unique identifier systems.