Principles of work of the Internet

When and how therewas an Internet?
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). The terms Internet and World Wide Web are often used in everyday speech without much distinction.

ARPA (1958 )
Advanced Research Project Agency
United States to create the Advanced Research Projects Agency, known as ARPA, in February 1958 to regain a technological lead. ARPA created the Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) to further the research of the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) program, which had networked country-wide radar systems together for the first time. J. C. R. Licklider was selected to head the IPTO.

Leonard Kleinrock
Joseph Licklider