Who had the idea for the internet ?Where was/is he from. to do with Bourges , FR -"Ville Internet"?

Question

I seem to remember hearing / reading that it may have originated from America. My friend is now working in Bourges, France and their town motto is "Ville internet" but he can find no visible evidence of much use of internet, mainly based on not being able to find interent cafés. I suspect they may all have bband at home and hence don't need cafés (as is the case in my home town, Grimsby, UK) where there isnt an internet café at all -to my knowledge'.

This is now challenging my thought it may be American. Also it has now become a bit of a personal mission to figure it out. Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

The internet grew out of networks developed by the US Department of Defense in the 1960's. The original goal was to create a robust network linking defense sites that would not be affected if some of its nodes went down. It began to take off when it was expanded to include university research sites.