The internet was a brainchild of a defense project. Being a hush-hush affair, access to its features and functionalities was limited to those on a need to know basis. Since the majority of the population did not need to know, it was kept within close quarters of scientists and other looking over their shoulders. To acknowledge who invented the internet, it is thus no easy feat as many contributed their thoughts and efforts to making the making of this phenomenon. Perhaps the best and fairest method is to mention some of the names who made significant inroads from what was then to now.
Perhaps a simple comparison can be drawn up to shed some light on the matter. Think of a sheep having its fleece sheared, washed and spun into wool which then goes through the knitting process to produce various forms of attire. The history of the internet took off in the early 60′s when Leonard Kleinrock wrote a paper on packet switching theory. This was a significant step up from the existing technology. Being able to handle bursts of traffic with various loads, this addressed the basic need.
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