The Internet

The internet is incredible.  So much information at your fingertips.  But sometimes it feels like too much information.  Sometimes one wonders if Sturgeon's law "90% of everything is crud" applies.  Let us try to navigate this wonderful universe called the world wide web, sift through the net wisdom, and cut out the dross.

The internet has its origins in ARPANet a precursor government network of the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Some notable people involved in the development of the internet and world wide web:

J.C.R. Licklider
Larry Roberts
Leonard Kleinrock
Ray Tomlinson
Robert Taylor
Vinton Cerf
Robert Kahn
Tim Berners Lee
Doug Engelbart
Bob Metcalfe
David Boggs
Paul Baran
Marc Andreesen

Sources

• Hiltzik, Michael. (July 23, 2012). So, who really did invent the Internet? Los Angeles Times.
• Kaplan Karen. (October 25, 1999). Internet Visionaries Connected the World, Link by Link by Link. Los Angeles Times.