The Internet : The discovery of the century The Internet
Vint Cerf : Vint Cerf Born in 1943
Known as “Father of the Internet”
Along with Bob Kahn, , he invented the “Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)” and “Internet Protocol (IP)”
Manager of:1. IBM
2. UCLA
3. Google
He is working on the interplanetary internet that allows communication between two planets.
Bob Kahn : Bob Kahn Born in 1938, Bob Kahn is an engineer and computer scientist
Along with Vinton Cerf, he invented the “Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)” and “Internet Protocol (IP)”
He started the largest computer research and development program
In 2006, he was inducted in into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Radia Perlman : Radia Perlman Born in 1951
Radia Perlman is an American software designer and network engineer
Known as the “Mother of the Internet”
Famous for her invention of Network and security protocols like the spanning-tree protocol (STP)
She obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science
She is currently employed by Intel
Ted Nelson : Ted Nelson Nelson is a Norwegian-American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology
He coined the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia" in 1963
Founder of Project Xanada
His motto is:
"A user interface should be so simple that a beginner in an emergency can understand it within ten seconds"
Co-founder of IBM
Tim Berners-Lee : Tim Berners-Lee Born in 1955
He is a British engineer and computer scientist and MIT professor
He invented the “World Wide Web” based on the concept of hypertext in 1989
Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences since 2009
Scientists and The Scientific Thinking : Scientists and The Scientific Thinking
The Effects of Internet Usage on Society : The Effects of Internet Usage on Society
Positive effects of the internet : Positive effects of the internet People interact more, because they can communicate from any part of the world.
Has lots of education related content which is very useful for students who are able to enlighten and expand their knowledge.
There are services like e-banking, e-pay, e-medicine, e-information, e-community. People can purchase any product on the internet from their homes, pay electric bills, and carry out money transactions.
Positive effects of the internet : Positive effects of the internet The internet grants people freedom of speech and expression without any pressure from the values, beliefs, and expectations of a real society. Online users thrive on the freedom from the very little restriction that is enforced by the government.
there is censorship on the internet that allows you to block specific sites and information through firewalls. E.g. blocking pornographic sites from children.
Internet is very useful for businesses. Product marketing on the internet is cheap, easy, accessible, and fast. It is very profitable, you can create and keep an expanding list of customers or clients.
Positive effects of the internet : Positive effects of the internet It offers an unbelievable wealth of information on any topic in the world. People do not need to travel or go to libraries to acquire information, it is basically a whole new virtual world.
It guarantees efficiency, productivity, convenience and time saving. People bank, shop, file applications, get on with government requirements like renewal of driver’s license or car registration from their homes.
People can go to school or work from their homes. E.g. online education and learning, selling books, or business transactions.
References: : References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kahn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/internet.htm
http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCP/IP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermedia