Key Players in the History of the Internet (from the video)
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) |
| Bolt, Baraneck & Newman (BBN) |
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| Mark Andriesen - Mosaic |
| Paul Baran - ARPA builder, packets |
| Tim Berners-Lee - inventor of the World Wide Web |
| Vinton Cerf - protocols |
| Stephen Crocker - ARPA software writer |
| Frank Heart - BBN project manager |
| Bob Kahn - protocols |
| Leonard Kleinrock - packet switching, queing theory |
| Frank Lickliter - first proposed a network that could serve as an alternative to the telephone system |
| Robert Metcalfe - Ethernet |
| Larry Roberts - ARPA, connecting computers, networking |
| Bob Taylor - ARPA, timesharing |
| Raymond Tomlinson - email |
| The first webpage! |
| Since 2000... |
| increasing speeds - audio/video, streaming |
| wireless - mobility (devices) |
| social media |