The day the Internet age began (original) (raw)

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Forty years ago today the first message was sent between computers on the ARPANET. Vinton G. Cerf, who was a principal programmer on the project, reflects on how our online world was shaped by its innovative origins.

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1. Vinton G. Cerf is vice-president and chief Internet evangelist of Google at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. From 1969 to 1972 he was a programmer working on the ARPANET. vint@google.com,
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Cerf, V. The day the Internet age began.Nature 461, 1202–1203 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/4611202a

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• Published: 28 October 2009
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• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/4611202a