The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik I in 1957, prompting the US to form ARPA to develop new technology and launch their own satellite Explorer I. ARPA then began work on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, connecting computers at UCLA and Stanford in 1969. While ARPANET was shut down in 1989 after 20 years, innovations like email in 1973 and the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 led to the Internet becoming publicly available in the early 1990s and its widespread use today.
An overview of the First World War Digital Archive, including its aims and collections. Part of the "Electric Connections 2008: Collaborating on Content" conference.
An overview of the First World War Digital Archive, including its aims and collections. Part of the "Electric Connections 2008: Collaborating on Content" conference.
3. In response to Sputnik, President Eisenhower forms the Advanced Research Projects Agency or ARPA. Just four months after the launch of Sputnik, U.S. launches their first satellite Explorer I. 1958