The internet as we know it has become a butt of many jokes. We all depend on it, but everyone has no problems hating on it. It is viewed as the root of our problems — hate, traffic snarls, lack of social skills and even cold food. I know, I know. As a true believer in the network and its power, I think of it as a beautiful thing. And it all started today, 50 years ago, when two UCLA scientists sent a message to a Stanford University professor over the predecessor, ARPANET. The Conversation has listed five major milestones that helped create and shape the Internet, 50 years after the first network message. It is worth a read.
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Dr. Larry Roberts, Internet Pioneer, is dead.
Dr. Larry Roberts, one of the true pioneers and part of a group of scientists that helped create an early version of what became the modern Internet, passed away on December 26, 2018. The news was shared by his friend, Dr. Vint Cerf, on Twitter, who said that the 82-year-old maverick passed away peacefully. An MIT graduate, … Continue reading Dr. Larry Roberts, Internet Pioneer, is dead.