2006-08-19 17:10:51 · 18 answers · asked by Dan M 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It was invented by the U.S. Military as a backup communication. But I don't know when
2006-08-19 17:14:41 · answer #1 · answered by trickyschum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The network was started by researchers funded by the Department of Defense in the 1960s. The Web was invented in the early 90s by Tim Berners Lee.
The whole bit about Al Gore having said that he invented the Internet was the media spinning quotes out of context. You can read up on it here:
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue5_10/wiggins/
Al Gore did have an important role in the development of the Internet in the sense that its development required government dollars and Al Gore understood the importance of funding such initiatives.
2006-08-20 00:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by Ladida 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure there is an exact answer to this, but here goes with what i know.
the communication of two computers not directly linked other than by telephone wires occured sometime in the 80's on the stanford(?) campus. The idea was that sharing all the data and information acquired during separate research and case studies would be invauble tool for academia. Thus the development of a way to share this information was sought. I think the theory of the net goes back much further though. possibly back to the 60's.
2006-08-20 00:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by plasticrooster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Gore invented the internet which then caused global warming. Ashamed of what he had done, he decided that the only thing he could do is blame GW Bush and his administration for everything wrong with the world.
2006-08-20 00:18:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A network of US Military Computers called the Aparnet is the Grandfather of the Internet.
2006-08-20 00:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by saroshsb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At Bell Labs (Unix) and Darpa (The actual nodal internet connections.
Darpa is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Read: "Hackers" by Steven Levy.
2006-08-20 00:19:40 · answer #6 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Transcript: Vice President Gore on CNN's 'Late Edition'
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
2006-08-20 00:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was invented by the US Miliary to communicate between bases in the late 1950s.
2006-08-20 00:14:45 · answer #8 · answered by anthrotistic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The internet has actually been around since the early 1970's. It was used mostly by colleges and universities to share information.
2006-08-20 00:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the internet was invented by a very rich man
lucky bastard
2006-08-20 00:14:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋