Was it really only 25 years ago.
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And just to clarify the "Al Gore invented the Internet" nonsense, he never made that claim. His exact quote when asked in an interview while seeking the 2000 Democratic presidential nomination what distinguished him from his opponent was:
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system."
Until then Sen Gore's legislation, the Internet did not exist as a public access entity, only as the limited access DOD sponsored ARPANET. So in that sense, he very much "created" the public Internet when President Bush signed it into law. He never claimed to have "invented" it. Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn are generally credited with that honor.
"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system."
Until then Sen Gore's legislation, the Internet did not exist as a public access entity, only as the limited access DOD sponsored ARPANET. So in that sense, he very much "created" the public Internet when President Bush signed it into law. He never claimed to have "invented" it. Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn are generally credited with that honor.
