Check out the second installment in a new series in the HLFF Blog by Andrei Mihai, where he chronicles key moments and achievements in the history of the internet.

This week, the HLFF Blog continues its 12-part series “The Internet Chronicles” that explores the pivotal moments and key figures that transformed the dream of a connected world into a reality. In each installment, Andrei Mihai looks at some of the key moments and fundamental achievements that ushered in the era of the internet. In this second part of the series, Andrei explores the concept of packet switching, which was independently developed by both Paul Baran and Donald Davies in the 1960s, and laid the groundwork for the internet.

Check it out here: HLFF Blog

Image caption: First ARPANET IMP log: the first message ever sent via the ARPANET, 10:30 pm PST on October 29, 1969. Image credits: Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0

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