Evolution of the Internet

The Evolution of the Internet In 1957, after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, President Dwight D. Eisenhower introduced the Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA. Soon after, Dr. J.C.R. Licklider of MIT wrote the first recorded description of the social interactions that could be enabled through networking.1 This idea of “networking” was tossed around at MIT, UCLA, and at the RAND Corporation, which eventually led to ARPANET. Thanks to Licklider’s expertise, he soon …

…s Internet in its infancy.” As with previous developments, once something is proposed, usually within 4 or 5 years the proposition becomes a reality. Announced in 1996, Internet 2 is right around the corner in our technological future. These developments are only an ink-ling into the actual changes that we will see very soon. The rapid process of Internet related developments are almost incomprehensible. The Internet as we know it right now will become practically obsolete within our lifetime.