The Internet didn’t start in Silicon Valley.
A genius dropout didn’t invent it.
It wasn’t even made for the public.
The Internet was born in a Cold War lab, by the US military, to survive a nuclear war.
And its real story is WILDER than fiction.
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A genius dropout didn’t invent it.
It wasn’t even made for the public.
The Internet was born in a Cold War lab, by the US military, to survive a nuclear war.
And its real story is WILDER than fiction.
Let’s break it down:
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In 1969, while the Beatles were topping charts and humans were landing on the moon...
The US Pentagon quietly activated a network called ARPANET.
No fanfare. No press.
Just 4 computers.
This wasn’t a tech experiment.
It was a weapon of survival.
The US Pentagon quietly activated a network called ARPANET.
No fanfare. No press.
Just 4 computers.
This wasn’t a tech experiment.
It was a weapon of survival.
Why was the military building a secret internet?
Because America was terrified of one thing: nuclear war.
If a Russian missile took out a major city, traditional communication systems—phone lines, command centres—would go dark.
They needed a system that couldn’t be destroyed.
Because America was terrified of one thing: nuclear war.
If a Russian missile took out a major city, traditional communication systems—phone lines, command centres—would go dark.
They needed a system that couldn’t be destroyed.
A communication network with no single point of failure.
That’s how the Internet was born.
The first-ever message sent over ARPANET was meant to be “LOGIN”.
Only the first two letters made it through: “LO”.
The system crashed.
Yes, the Internet's first words were a glitch
That’s how the Internet was born.
The first-ever message sent over ARPANET was meant to be “LOGIN”.
Only the first two letters made it through: “LO”.
The system crashed.
Yes, the Internet's first words were a glitch
A poetic reminder of how even world-changing tech can stumble into history.
The mastermind behind ARPANET?
An agency called DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
Their mission: dream up technologies before America’s enemies could.
The mastermind behind ARPANET?
An agency called DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
Their mission: dream up technologies before America’s enemies could.
Out of their labs came GPS, stealth drones, voice assistants…
And a little thing called packet switching—the backbone of the internet.
The original goal of the internet wasn’t freedom of speech.
It was survivability under attack.
And a little thing called packet switching—the backbone of the internet.
The original goal of the internet wasn’t freedom of speech.
It was survivability under attack.
Every connection in ARPANET was designed to reroute automatically if part of it was destroyed.
In the 1980s, the military allowed universities to access ARPANET.
Finally in 1991—after the Cold War ended—the internet was opened to the public.
In the 1980s, the military allowed universities to access ARPANET.
Finally in 1991—after the Cold War ended—the internet was opened to the public.
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