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 |