1/26: The Internet, World Wide Web, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Every day, we mindlessly scroll through our phones and use technology without a second thought. As a Gen Z, I take for granted that only 30 years ago this type of accessibility and the era of social media was seemingly much obsolete. Computers were just giant calculators and only used by the people who created them or were rich enough to buy one. Now, smartphones have more computing power than the rockets that sent people to the moon. Now, we use int internet and World Wide Web without even knowing how it was created and who created it. As far back as the 1900’s people like Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi wanted ways to connect with people around the world without using wires. Then, the World Telegraphy system was created as a global network in the 1900’s. In the 1970’s two engineers, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf began inventing the modern-day Internet and coined the names The Founding Fathers of the Internet. They originally created this...