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Stories of the Internet from the pioneers who made it happen

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Stories of the Internet from the pioneers who made it happen
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Looking through our archive we can map many of the internet’s significant developments from initial ideas to tests as well as its commercialisation, initial uses and benefits and risks to society.

Pioneers Vint Cerf, Peter Kirstein and Jim Norton have all been recorded by AIT about their work on packet switching and the emergence of the internet and A Michael Noll on its commercialisation. We also have interviews with internet entrepreneur Eva Pascoe, who encapsulates the pioneering spirit of the first internet teachers and users and with Professor Bill Dutton, who was the founding director of the Oxford Internet Institute, a research centre focusing on the societal opportunities and challenges posed by the internet.
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Archives of IT Logo – Capturing the Past, Inspiring the Future. Archives of IT is an expanding online resource of interviews telling the story of how information technology has transformed our lives. Find out more about the development of computers, the internet, AI and more from the people who are making it happen.Archives of IT
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Blog
Date
2024
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