Internet
InventorVint Cerf and Bob Kahn
Year1974
CategoryCommunication
OriginUSA
About Internet
TCP/IP was the protocol that made the internet possible. ARPANET, the precursor, sent its first message in 1969, crashing after the first two letters. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, distinct from the internet itself. Over 5 billion people now use it.
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