IXD102 ( 30250 ) - Introduction to Communication Design. 2022-23.
This week we looked at the history of the internet.
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer and inventor who is credited with helping to lay the foundations for the development of the internet. In 1945, Bush published an article in The Atlantic called "As We May Think," in which he described a hypothetical machine called the "memex," which was a precursor to the modern computer. In the article, Bush described how the memex could be used to store and retrieve vast amounts of information quickly and efficiently, and he proposed the idea of a network of interconnected computers that could share information with each other.
While Bush's ideas were influential, the technology of the time was not advanced enough to make them a reality.
The internet was not created by a single person or organization, but rather it is the result of the contributions and innovations of many individuals and organizations over a period of several decades.
The internet can be traced back to the 1950s, when the US Department of Defense created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) to fund research in advanced technologies. In 1969, ARPA created the ARPANET, the first wide-area computer network, which connected four universities in California and Utah. The ARPANET was the precursor to the modern internet, and it laid the foundations for the development of the internet as we know it today.
The internet is a global network of interconnected computer networks that allows people, businesses, and organizations to communicate and share information with each other. It allows users to access and share multimedia content, including text, images, video, and audio, over the internet. The internet has transformed the way we live and work, and it has had a significant impact on a wide range of industries, including media, entertainment, communication, and commerce.
A brief timeline of events that highlight the key developments of the internet.