<P> The earliest ideas for a computer network intended to allow general communications among computer users were formulated by computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider of Bolt , Beranek and Newman ( BBN ) , in April 1963 , in memoranda discussing the concept of the `` Intergalactic Computer Network '' . Those ideas encompassed many of the features of the contemporary Internet . In October 1963 , Licklider was appointed head of the Behavioral Sciences and Command and Control programs at the Defense Department 's Advanced Research Projects Agency ( ARPA ) . He convinced Ivan Sutherland and Bob Taylor that this network concept was very important and merited development , although Licklider left ARPA before any contracts were assigned for development . </P>
<P> The earliest ideas for a computer network intended to allow general communications among computer users were formulated by computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider of Bolt , Beranek and Newman ( BBN ) , in April 1963 , in memoranda discussing the concept of the `` Intergalactic Computer Network '' . Those ideas encompassed many of the features of the contemporary Internet . In October 1963 , Licklider was appointed head of the Behavioral Sciences and Command and Control programs at the Defense Department 's Advanced Research Projects Agency ( ARPA ) . He convinced Ivan Sutherland and Bob Taylor that this network concept was very important and merited development , although Licklider left ARPA before any contracts were assigned for development . </P>
the internet was originally known as arpanet which was a project conceived of by
the internet was originally known as arpanet which was a project conceived of by
computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider
computer scientist J.C.R. Licklider