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English: This was the most up-to-date DARPA logo as of January 2009. It is obsolete now. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) So, who really did invent the Internet ? by Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times July 23, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-mo-who-invented-internet-20120723,0,5052169.story Gordon Crovitz of the Wall Street Journal 's editorial page reopens the ancient debate over who invented the Internet, by calling its government origins an " urban legend ." But he's wrong. My book, "Dealers of Lightning" bolsters, not contradicts, the argument that the Internet had its roots in ARPANet , the Advanced Research Projects Agency based at the Pentagon . ARPANet was very much the precursor of the Internet as we know it today. Private enterprise had no interest in something so visionary and complex, with questionable commercial opportunities... Related articles Obama Was Right: The Government Invented the Internet US realises the Pentagon di...

Who Invented Email? Just Ask...Noam Chomsky | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com :  "This week, Chomsky — the professor emeritus of linguistics and philosophy at MIT who’s known as much for his criticism of US foreign policy and capitalism as much as his academic work — unexpectedly joined the debate over the origins of email, putting his weight behind V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai , a man who claims he invented email as in 1978 at the age of 14 while working at a medical and dentistry university in New Jersey ." .. .ero . Related articles Noam Chomsky Comments on the "Kill List" Noam Chomsky disputes email history 'Inventor of Email' Gets Support of Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky disputes email history Noam Chomsky Disputes Email History Noam Chomsky weighs in on Ayyadurai's email invention claim A LEGO "Inception" Email dispute