I/W/W/B
Abigail Crispin
Internet and The World Wide Web
The internet is essentially a network system that connects all around the globe and allows for communication and enables data services. During the cold war, the United States Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency had to create a system of communication that could withstand a nuclear attack. In 1974, Vint Cerf and Robert Kahn developed communication protocols that are used today. After the Soviets launched a man-made satellite called Sputnik, Americans started to focus more on technology. The internet was mainly used for scientists to communicate and share new findings. Similarly, enough, the internet is still used today to communicate and share ideas but with people all over the world. The internet is used in all aspects of life such as work and school, as well as entertainment.
The world wide web is a part of the internet that refers to every public website that users can access on devices. The world wide web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. He created it as the demand for automated information sharing by scientists and universities everywhere was needed. Primarily used for experiments, scientists were able to share data. The world wide web is still used by scientists today, although anyone can access public websites to view and enjoy. Some of the things you can do on is purchase products, visit social networking sites, and watch movies.
When looking at both the internet and the world wide web, it is important to note that the internet is a global network of interconnected computers that exchange and converse data with each other. When looking at the world wide web, it is a collection of information that is accessed through the internet. Without the internet the world wide web would not exist. I would say the internet and the world wide web work together to get information and access for people all over to communicate and use for their personal needs and goals.
The first website was created on December 20, 1990. It was created by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. It contained information about the World Wide Web project, where people could find information on how to create web pages. The first web site still exists today and can be visited from many devices!
The World Wide Web project (cern.ch)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr was a Hollywood star who did inventing on the side. Hedy Lamarr collaborated with George Antheil, both used paper player piano rolls to generate radio frequencies, called spread-spectrum radio technology. Although, the US Navy was unwilling to implement their system.
The team started working together in 1989 when engineers Jaap Haartsen and Sven Mattisson were hired by Nils Rydbeck, the chief technology officer of Ericsson Mobile, and physician Johan Ullman to develop the best "short link" radio technology standard for sending signals from personal computers to wireless headsets that the company intended to market. The name "Bluetooth" is an anglicized translation of Danish King Harald Blåtand's surname. The Bluetooth logo is a combination of two letters "H" and "B", the initials of Danish king, Harld Bluetooth Gormsson.
WiFi was developed by Vic Hayes because he chaired the IEEE committee that created the 802.11 standards in 1997. WiFi's original name is actually "IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'. It was then changed to WiFi when trying to be sold as the name WiFi is easier to say and stands for wireless fidelity.
WORK CITED
Feeling Blue: A History of Bluetooth & The Story Behind The Bluetooth Logo (fabrikbrands.com)
A Short History of Bluetooth (thoughtco.com)
What's the Difference Between the Internet and the World Wide Web? (makeuseof.com)
A short history of the Web | CERN (home.cern)
What is the Internet? - Definition, History, Protocols, How it Works (techopedia.com)
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