INTRODUCTION The Internet is perhaps today's most influential technological advance. Significant events in history contributing to the development of the Internet can be traced back to as early as 1844. Here is a timeline of some significant events in history contributing to the development of the Internet: 1844 – Telegraph 1858 – First Atlantic Cable from North America to Europe 1867 – Typewriter 1876 – Telephone 1889 – Phonograph 1894 – Radio 1946 – ENIAC, the world’s first computer 1957 – Satellite able to send info from space 1960 – First Computer network 1969 – …showed first 75 words of 3516 total…

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