DARPA: The Hidden Technology Engine Turning War Research into Everyday Life

On 29 October 1969, a computer at UCLA sent the first characters to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The network had only four nodes. It was built so research centres could communicate even if one node was destroyed. That network was ARPANET. It became the foundation of the Internet.

On 29 October 1969, a computer at UCLA sent the first characters to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The network had only four nodes. It was built so research centres could communicate even if one node was destroyed. That network was ARPANET. It became the foundation of the Internet.

On 29 October 1969, a computer at UCLA sent the first characters to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The network had only four nodes. It was built so research centres could communicate even if one node was destroyed. That network was ARPANET. It became the foundation of the Internet.

On 29 October 1969, a computer at UCLA sent the first characters to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute. The network had only four nodes. It was built so research centres could communicate even if one node was destroyed. That network was ARPANET. It became the foundation of the Internet.