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THE INTERNET: IN THE BEGINNING (1960'S)

In the beginning was A.R.P.A., the Advanced Research Projects Agency (envisioned by Eisenhower), who foresaw the advantages of computer technology in empowering the United States Department of Defense, in its plans to strategically position the US against other world superpowers. Such were the events of the 1960's. Today, the Internet threatens to invade every aspect of our lives. What really led up to the development of the Internet? Why is it so important to us? How did it expand from its military origins into the electronic highway we know it to be? Gregory R. Gromov provides answers to these and other questions in "The Roads and Crossroads of Internet History." Gromov presents an interesting look at the Net in the beginning, complete with timelines and milestones in not only Internet History but providing snippets of World History as well. His approach may seem confusing, even messy at first glance, but give it a moment, you'll see how he weaves the history of the Web together. It's creative, it's informative and it's well done--it's what the Web is all about.

Wed, 02 Aug 2000 03:31:05 -0700