On October 29, 1969, a team at UCLA attempts to send the word "LOGIN" to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute over ARPANET, but the system crashes after transmitting only "LO"—a humble beginning that marks the birth of the internet. What starts as a Defense Department project to connect isolated research machines evolves through the development of TCP/IP into the global network that transforms every aspect of modern life.
Word Count
1,339
Reading Time
7 min
Difficulty
intermediate
Genre
History
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