Brief History of the Internet
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As electrically constructed, the world is no more than a global village.
This thing that we call the Internet has been evolving ever since it was first developed about thirty years ago. Many people have compared the Internet to a living creature because of the way it grows and changes. You may find its history quite interesting. Also, the reasons for its creation and growth are helpful in understanding the nature, terminology, and culture of the people who have adopted the Internet as home.
In the late 50s and early 60s scientists and engineers realized the importance of sharing information and communicating through their computers. Many different groups attempted to develop computer network languages that would enable computers to exchange information with one another. Most were successful. But ironically, all of these computer systems used different languages- people on different systems had difficulty communicating with one another. It was like the Tower of Babel all over again...