The Origins of Cyberspace

It all began in the late 1960s with ARPANET. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense wanted a way for computers to talk to each other, even if part of the network was destroyed (like in a nuclear war!).

"LO" - The first message ever sent on the internet. They tried to type "LOGIN" but the system crashed after two letters.

The TCP/IP Revolution (1983)

On January 1, 1983, ARPANET adopted TCP/IP. This was the "handshake" that allowed different networks to connect. It was the birth of the "Internet" as a network of networks.

Tim Berners-Lee & The Web (1989)

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web. He created HTML, HTTP, and the first web browser. He wanted a way for scientists to share information easily.

By 1993, the Mosaic browser popularized the web with images. Then came Netscape Navigator, and the rest is history! Now we surf the Information Superhighway!