•••The internet is so vast and formless that it’s hard to imagine it being invented. Trying to move data between networks was like writing a letter in Mandarin to someone who only knows HungarianInternetworking is the problem the internet was invented to solve. The people who invented the internet came from all over the world. The most important thing to understand about the origins of the internet, Nielson says, is that it came out of the military. 'This thing is turning out to be a big deal,' he remembers thinkingThe internet was a group effort, Nielson insists.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2016 11:01 UTC