So, who really did invent the Internet?
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 It is obsolete now.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...
