Sputnik ARPANET and the Internet's Birth

Sputnik ARPANET and the Internet's Birth

Update: 2025-12-09
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🚀 Did you know the first message sent over the ARPANET system crashed when the user typed the third letter?

In this short episode, we explore the beginnings of global connectivity, from the Cold War catalyst to the birth of the Internet. We dive into the events that laid the fundamental groundwork for the digital landscape we inhabit today.


🎧 Listen to practice your English and find out:

  • What Cold War event spurred the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)? 🛰️
  • What was Joseph Licklider's visionary concept that laid the conceptual framework for the network? 🧠
  • What crucial technological innovation, developed by Leonard Kleinrock, made network communication robust and resilient? 📦


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📊 Level: Intermediate / B1-B2
🔑 Keywords: ARPANET, Internet, Cold War, Packet Switching, TCP/IP

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Sputnik ARPANET and the Internet's Birth

Sputnik ARPANET and the Internet's Birth

Andrzej Korcz