Title :
Why the Arpanet Was Built
Author :
Lukasik, Stephen J.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The who, what, when, and how of the Arpanet is usually told in heroic terms-Licklider´s vision, the fervor of his disciples, the dedication of computer scientists and engineers, the work of graduate students, and so forth. Told by one of the key actors in this salient part of US and Internet history, this article addresses why the Arpanet was built.
Keywords :
Internet; packet switching; Advanced Research Projects Agency Network; Arpanet; Internet history; US; ARPANET; Command and control systems; Communication systems; Computer vision; Military aircraft; Military computing; Nuclear weapons; Research and development; ARPA; ARPANET; Department of Defense; Internet; collaborative computing; history of computing; networking;
Journal_Title :
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAHC.2010.11
