Scientific American

The programmer whose code underpins the Internet

Sharla Boehm, a math teacher, spent her summers coding. She’d go on to build what would eventually evolve into the Internet ...
Ars Technica

A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user

Welcome to the final article in our three-part series on the history of the Internet. If you haven’t already, catch up with part one and part two. As a refresher, here’s the story so far: The ARPANET ...
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Which was the first website on the internet?

The Internet completely changed the way people communicate, learn, and share information with one another. Originally, the Internet consisted of a small network of researchers, but it eventually grew ...
The Atlantic

A Piece of Internet History the Internet Almost Forgot

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. With the introduction of the Netscape browser in late 1994, ordinary ...
Ars Technica

A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins

Welcome to the second article in our three-part series on the history of the Internet. If you haven't already, read part one here. As a refresher, here's the story so far: The ARPANET was a project ...