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Faye ^___^
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Faye ^___^ asked in Computers & InternetInternet · 1 decade ago

Hey guys, who invented the Internet?

Just looking for a clear answer lol. Help me please. Thanks!

♥faye

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  • BAM
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Al Gore says he did.

    Actually, the internet was created as a joint effort by the Department of Defense and universities. It fell under the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Depends on what you mean by the Internet - the hardware or the software?

    The idea of networking lots of computers together in a fault tolerant fashion came out of a DARPA project.

    The idea of exposing information as hyperlinked pages viewable in a browser came from CERN.

  • PET
    1 decade ago

    Read here more:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

  • Kit
    1 decade ago

    U.S. Military

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